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- Accession of Wei Mingdi as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China.
- Ardashir I is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia, beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid dynasty.
- A merchant from the Roman Empire called "Qin Lun" by the Chinese, arrived in Jiaozhi (near modern Hanoi) and was taken to see Sun Quan, the Wu Emperor , who requested him to make a report on his native country and people. He was 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 died on the way and Qin Lun had to continue his journey home alone. See: [1] An annotated translation of the Weilue.
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