223

223 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	223; CCXXIII
Ab urbe condita	976
Assyrian calendar	4973
Balinese saka calendar	144–145
Bengali calendar	−370
Berber calendar	1173
Buddhist calendar	767
Burmese calendar	−415
Byzantine calendar	5731–5732
Chinese calendar	壬寅年 (Water Tiger); 2920 or 2713; — to —; 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit); 2921 or 2714
Coptic calendar	−61 – −60
Discordian calendar	1389
Ethiopian calendar	215–216
Hebrew calendar	3983–3984
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	279–280
- Shaka Samvat	144–145
- Kali Yuga	3323–3324
Holocene calendar	10223
Iranian calendar	399 BP – 398 BP
Islamic calendar	411 BH – 410 BH
Javanese calendar	101–102
Julian calendar	223; CCXXIII
Korean calendar	2556
Minguo calendar	1689 before ROC; 民前1689年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1245
Seleucid era	534/535 AG
Thai solar calendar	765–766
Tibetan calendar	阳水虎年; (male Water-Tiger); 349 or −32 or −804; — to —; 阴水兔年; (female Water-Rabbit); 350 or −31 or −803

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century; 3rd century ; 4th century;
Decades:	200s; 210s; 220s ; 230s; 240s;
Years:	220; 221; 222; 223 ; 224; 225; 226;

Year 223 (CCXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Maximus and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 976 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 223 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

Asia

Battle of Dongkou: The Chinese state of Cao Wei is defeated by Eastern Wu.

Births

Ji Kang, Chinese poet and philosopher (d. 262)^[1]
Wang Hun, Chinese general and politician (d. 297)

Deaths

May 6 – Cao Ren (or Zixiao), Chinese general (b. 168)
June 10 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord and emperor (b. 161)
August 1 – Cao Zhang, Chinese prince and warlord
August 11 – Jia Xu, Chinese official and politician (b. 147)
Xing Yong (or Zi'ang), Chinese official and politician
Zhang Ji (or Derong), Chinese official and politician

References

^ Kroll, Paul W.; Silk, Jonathan A. (October 12, 2020). "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt. BRILL. p. 110. ISBN 978-90-04-43820-0.

[1] Kroll, Paul W.; Silk, Jonathan A. (October 12, 2020). "At the Shores of the Sky": Asian Studies for Albert Hoffstädt. BRILL. p. 110. ISBN 978-90-04-43820-0.

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