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Events
By Place
Asia
* The
Prince of Hongnong succeedsHan Lingdi as Chinese emperor of theHan Dynasty .
*Dong Zhuo has the Prince of Hongnong poisoned and installsHan Xiandi as emperor.
* One general slaughters 2,000eunuch s in the palace and takes the Han emperor captive.By Topic
Arts and Sciences
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Galen publishes his "Treatise on the various temperaments" (aka "On the Elements According toHippocrates ").Religion
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Pope Victor I succeedsPope Eleuterus as the fourteenthpope , the first fromAfrica .
*Demetrius of Alexandria becomesPatriarch of Alexandria .
*Pantaenus , who was sent by the bishop ofAlexandria toIndia to preachChristianity , meets with little success.Births
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March 7 — Geta, younger son of the futureRoman Emperor Septimius Severus
*Ling Tong — general of the ChineseKingdom of Wu (d.237 )
*Cao Zhang — Chinese general, son ofCao Cao (d.223 )Deaths
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Bao Zhong , slain byHua Xiong
*Ding Yuan , general ofHan Dynasty , killed by his foster son,Lu Bu
*Empress Dowager Dong
*Pope Eleuterus
*He Jin , Han Grand General (assassinated)
*Empress He ,Emperor Ling 's second wife
*Jian Shuo
*Han Lingdi and the Prince of Hongnong, Chinese emperors ofHan Dynasty (b.156 )
*Zhang Chun andZhang Ju , Chinese rebels
*Zhang Rang , one of theTen Attendants
*Zhao Zhong Fictional references
* The
Battle of Sishui Pass , between the Imperial forces ofDong Zhuo and the coalition forces commanded byYuan Shao , takes place in the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms ".
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