200
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century |
| Decades: | 170s 180s 190s – 200s – 210s 220s 230s |
| Years: | 197 198 199 – 200 – 201 202 203 |
The eastern hemisphere in 200.
| 200 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 200 CC |
| Ab urbe condita | 953 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1644 – -1643 |
| Bengali calendar | -393 |
| Berber calendar | 1150 |
| Buddhist calendar | 744 |
| Burmese calendar | -438 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5708 – 5709 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年十一月廿七日 (2836/2896-11-27) — to —
庚辰年十一月初八日(2837/2897-11-8) |
| Coptic calendar | -84 – -83 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 192 – 193 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3960 – 3961 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Bikram Samwat | 256 – 257 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 122 – 123 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3301 – 3302 |
| Holocene calendar | 10200 |
| Iranian calendar | 422 BP – 421 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 435 BH – 434 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 2533 |
| Thai solar calendar | 743 |
Year 200 (CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
World
- Human population reaches about 257 million.
Roman Empire
- Septimus Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.
- Palestine, benefiting from the benevolent policies of Severus, sees a significant economic revival.
- The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.
Asia
- Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu.
- In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is situated in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.
The Americas
- The Classic Age of Maya civilization begins (around this year).
- The Paracas culture in the Andes comes to an end (around this year).
By topic
Art
- Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and Their Children, Publius Septimius Geta and Caracalla, from Fayum, Egypt, is made. It is now kept at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.
Religion
- Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.
- Clement of Alexandria denounces the use of musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.
- Brahmanism evolves into Hinduism (approximate date).
Births
- Fei Yi, an official of Shu (approximate date) (d. 253)
- Ma Jun (d. 265)
- Wang Ling, general of Wei (d. 250)
- Sun Shao, general of Wu (d. 242)
- Zhou Fang, general of Wu (d. 240)
- Diophantus, Greek mathematician
- Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor (d. 276)
- Valerian I, Roman Emperor
Deaths
- Chunyu Qiong (executed by Yuan Shao)
- Dong Cheng (executed by Cao Cao)
- Gan Ji, Taoist priest
- Han Juzi, general under Yuan Shao
- Ji Ping (executed by Cao Cao)
- Ju Shou (officer of Yuan Shao)
- Lü Weihuang
- Mi Heng, renowned scholar and friend of Kong Rong (executed by Huang Zu) (b. 173)
- Sui Yuanjin
- Sun Ce, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan (b. 175)
- Tian Feng (executed by Yuan Shao)
- Wen Chou, general under Yuan Shao
- Xu Gong
- Yan Liang, general under Yuan Shao
- Zheng Xuan (b. 127)