Years: 196 197 198 199 - 200 - 201 202 203 204

Decades: 170s 180s 190s - 200s - 210s 220s 230s

Centuries: 1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century

Events

• Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi compiles tracts of the Mishnah, beginning the creation of Talmudic law.
• Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.
• The Classic age of Maya civilization begins.
• Sun Quan founds the Kingdom of Wu.

Births

• Diophantus, Greek mathematician
• Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor
• Valerian I, Roman Emperor

Deaths

• Sun Ce, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan