223 CE

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

In the 220s, the 3rd century.

Conflict & Security

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

Births

  • Ji Kang, Chinese poet and philosopher (died 262)source
  • Wang Hun, Chinese general and politician (died 297)source

Deaths

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