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Year '''226''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Severus and Marcellus''' (or, less frequently, '''year 979 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 226 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.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== China ====
* A merchant from the [[Roman Empire]], called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese, arrives in Jiaozhi (modern [[Hanoi]]), and is taken to see King [[Sun Quan]] of [[Eastern Wu]], who requests him to make a report on his native country and people. He is given an escort for the return trip, including a present of ten male and ten female "blackish-colored dwarfs." However, the officer in charge of the Chinese escort dies, and Qin Lun has to continue his journey home alone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html |title=An annotated translation of the ''Weilue'' |access-date=January 30, 2005 |archive-date=March 15, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315032618/http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==== Parthian Empire ====
* [[Ctesiphon]], until now capital of the [[Parthian Empire]], falls into the hands of the Sasanian Empire, who also make it their capital, after putting an end to the Parthian Dynasty in Iran.
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== Births ==
* [[Lu Kang (Three Kingdoms)|Lu Kang]], Chinese general and politician (d. [[274]])
* [[Wang Bi]] (or '''Fusi'''), Chinese philosopher (d. [[249]]) 
* [[Saint Valentine]], Roman patron saint (d. [[269]])

== Deaths ==
* [[June 29]] &ndash; [[Cao Pi]], Chinese emperor (b. [[187]])
* [[Farn-Sasan]], king of the [[Indo-Parthian Kingdom|Parthian Kingdom]]
* [[Shi Xie]], Chinese politician and warlord (b. [[AD 137|137]])
* [[Xiahou Shang]] (or '''Boren'''), Chinese general

== References ==
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