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- ---Accession of Wei Mingdi or Cao Rui as emperor of the Kingdom Of Wei of China .
- --- Ardashir I is crowned "King of Kings" of Persia (Iran) , beginning the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire .
- ---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: {Link without Title} An annotated translation of the ''Weilue''.
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