226


Year 226 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. 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

By place

China

  • A merchant from the Roman Empire, called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese, arrives in Jiaozhi, 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-coloured dwarfs." However, the officer in charge of the Chinese escort dies, and Qin Lun has to continue his journey home alone.

Persian Empire