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Heads of State

Year of the Water Hare癸卯( at the beginning of the year Water Tiger壬寅)

Syria: 534/535 ( year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Imperial China

  • The Three Kingdoms Period: Liu Bei, Emperor of Shu- Han dynasty, dies after the failed attack on Sun Quan of the Wu Dynasty. His son Liu Shan follows after him. His wife Zhang is the elder Empress.

Roman Empire

  • Mutinous Praetorians assassinate their commander Ulpian in the palace of the Emperor Alexander Severus, who can not protect him.

Born

  • Sun He, Chinese crown prince († 253)
  • Xi Kang, Chinese poet, philosopher and musician († 262)
  • By 223: Marcus Aurelius Carus, Roman emperor († 283 )

Died

  • Cao Ren, Chinese general (* 168)
  • Cao Zhang, Chinese general (* 189)
  • Liu Bei, Chinese emperor (* 161)
  • Ulpian, a Roman jurist
  • By 223: Seleucus, Roman usurper
  • Year ( 3rd century )
  • 223
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