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Year 229 (CCXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Cassius (or, less frequently, year 982 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 229 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Roman Empire

  • Emperor Alexander Severus and Dio Cassius are joint Consuls.
  • Asia

  • June 23 – Sun Quan formally declares himself emperor of the Kingdom of Wu. Jiankang (modern Nanjing) is founded, the independent kingdoms in Cambodia and Laos become Eastern Wu vassals.
  • Wu merchants reach Vietnam; ocean transport is improved to an extent that sea journeys are made to Manchuria and the island of Taiwan.
  • Zhuge Liang embarks on the third of his Northern Expeditions.
  • Arts and sciences

  • Ammonius Saccas renews Greek philosophy by creating Neoplatonism.
  • Deaths

  • Hao Zhao, general of the Kingdom of Wei
  • Zhao Yun, general of the Kingdom of Shu (one of the Five Tiger Generals) (b. 168)
  • References

    229 Wikipedia