141 BCE

Emperor Wu of Han ("Martial Emperor") starts to rule the Han dynasty. The Seleucid garrison negotiates the surrender of Jerusalem. Simon Maccabaeus assumes control of the city. He becomes prince (ruler) of Judea until 135 BC. Demetrius II of Syria made prisoner of Mithridates, king of the Parthians. Antiochus VII Sidetes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire in his absence.

In the 140s BC, the 2nd century BC.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Yuezhi refugees appear on the borders of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom.source

Conflict & Security

  • March 9 – Emperor Wu of Han ("Martial Emperor") starts to rule the Han dynasty.source
  • The Seleucid garrison negotiates the surrender of Jerusalem. Simon Maccabaeus assumes control of the city. He becomes prince (ruler) of Judea until 135 BC.source
  • Demetrius II of Syria made prisoner of Mithridates, king of the Parthians. Antiochus VII Sidetes becomes king of the Seleucid Empire in his absence.source

Births

  • Salome Alexandra, queen and regent of Judea (died 67 BC)source

Deaths

  • Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, Roman statesmansource
  • Jing of Han, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (born 188 BC)source