199 CE

Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date).

In the 190s, the 2nd century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date).source

Conflict & Security

  • Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan.source
  • Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls.source
  • Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene.source

Religion & Belief

  • Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope.source

Deaths

  • February 7 – Gao Shun, Chinese general and advisorsource
  • Tian Kai, Chinese official and generalsource
  • Qin Yilu (or Qin Yi), Chinese generalsource
  • Chen Ji, Chinese official, scholar and politiciansource
  • Gongsun Zan, Chinese general and warlordsource
  • Yuan Shu, Chinese general and warlordsource
  • Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Korean rulersource