19 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (5)
Zhang Xiu surrendered and then rebelled again; Cao Cao was defeated, and his eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Anmin were killed. (Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) 魏書 武帝紀 (卷01) 建安2년)
When Yuan Shu invaded Chen, Cao Cao campaigned east; Yuan Shu fled, and Qiao Rui and others were routed and all beheaded. (Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) 魏書 武帝紀 (卷01) 建安2년)
In the first month Cao Cao, marching to attack Zhang Xiu, camped at Yushui, and Zhang Xiu surrendered. When Cao Cao took the wife of Zhang Ji, Zhang Xiu resented it, raided, killed Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang, and Cao Cao was struck by an arrow and fled. Dian Wei fought Zhang Xiu with all his strength. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷062 (원문 단락 #5107, 197년))
Yuan Shu declared himself emperor at Shouchun, calling his dynasty the Zhong house, and set up the nobles and officials and performed sacrifices to Heaven and Earth. Chen Gui of Peixiang tried to dissuade him in a letter. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷062 (원문 단락 #5110, 197년))
In the eleventh month, Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu again, took Huyang, captured Liu Biao's general Deng Ji, and also took Wuyin. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷062 (원문 단락 #5127, 197년))
West Asia (2)
Severus's Parthian campaign: Parthia occupied Mesopotamia and Laetus rescued Nisibis from siege; at Nisibis Severus saw a huge boar (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(75).9.1)
In his Persian (Parthian) campaign Severus takes Ctesiphon and Babylon and conquers the tent-dwelling Arabs. (Zosimus, New History Zos. 1 (1814 영역) p.9)
Southern Europe (3)
After a speech praising the harshness of Sulla, Marius and Augustus and defending Commodus, Severus released 35 of Albinus's partisans and executed 29 (including Pertinax's father-in-law Sulpicianus) (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(76).8)
Severus rides into Rome on horseback; the citizens greet him with laurels and the Senate offers him honorific titles. (Herodian, History of the Empire 3.8)
After giving gladiatorial games and a donative, he sets out for the Parthian War (Historia Augusta Sev. 14.11)
Western Europe (9)
Clodius Albinus, who aimed at the throne in Gaul, is defeated and killed at Lugdunum. (Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus Aur. Vict. Caes. 20.9)
Severus and Albinus fought a decisive battle near Lugdunum, each with 150,000 men, and both leaders took the field (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(76).6.1)
Severus's army fell into a trap (hidden ditches) on Albinus's right wing and was nearly routed; Severus lost his horse, drew his sword to rally the men, and Laetus's cavalry finished the job (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(76).6.6)
Albinus hid in a house by the Rhone and killed himself when surrounded; Severus sent his head to Rome on a pole (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(76).7.3)
When Caledonia broke its promises and moved to help the Maeatae, Lupus, while Severus was busy with other wars, bought peace from the Maeatae with a large sum and recovered some captives (Cassius Dio, Roman History 76(75).5.4)
Clodius Albinus, who styled himself Caesar in Gaul, is defeated and killed at Lugdunum. (Eutropius, Breviarium Eutr. 8.18)
Severus's and Albinus's armies fight a decisive battle in Gaul. Severus's army revives from a crisis and wins, and Albinus dies. (Herodian, History of the Empire 3.7)
Severus appoints two governors for Britain and settles Gaul, killing those who had aided Albinus and confiscating their property. (Herodian, History of the Empire 3.8)
After some back-and-forth in Gaul, Severus scores his first success against Albinus at Tinurtium (Historia Augusta Sev. 10.8, 11.5)
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Cao Cao appears
◆ Protectorate of the Western Regions takes 160,100 km² of former Han dynasty land
◆ Han dynasty loses 160,100 km² to Protectorate of the Western Regions