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Heads of State
Year of the Metal Ox辛丑( at the beginning of the year metal rat庚子)
Syria: 472/473 ( year in October )
Events
- March 7: Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus follow Antoninus Pius to the throne of the Roman emperor. Both are also Roman consuls in that year.
- Under King Vologaeses IV it comes to direct attacks of the Parthian Empire to the Roman Empire, which subsequently lead to the Parthian war of Lucius Verus.
Born
- Liu Bei, founder of the kingdom Shǔ Hàn in southern China († 223)
- Lü Dai, Chinese officer († 256)
- Ze Rong, Chinese general († 197)
Died
- March 7: Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor (* 86)