200

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century
Decades:	170s 180s 190s – 200s – 210s 220s 230s
Years:	197 198 199 – 200 – 201 202 203

Year 200 (CC) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.

Events

Emperor Septimius Severus visits Syria, Palestine and Arabia.
Palestine, benefiting from the kind policies of Severus, sees a big economic return.
The province of Numidia is taken from the African proconsul and made an Imperial province.

Rudrasena I, Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty, becomes king of Malwa in ancient India.

Chinese warlord Cao Cao defeats Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.
In Japan, Himiko, whose capital is in Yamatai, extends her authority over a number of clans.
Empress Jingu sends a Japanese fleet to invade Korea. The Koreans surrender at the sight of the huge multi-oared ships and offer tribute.

Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and their children, Publius Septimius Geta and Caracalla, from Fayum, Egypt, is made. It is now kept at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.

Jewish Eretz Yisraeli scholar Judah ha-Nasi puts together tracts of the Mishnah. This begins the making of Talmudic law.
Clement of Alexandria says to not use musical instruments to support human voices in Christian music.
Brahmanism changes into Hinduism (approximate date).

Chunyu Qiong (executed by Yuan Shao)
Dong Cheng (executed by Cao Cao)
Gan Ji, Taoist priest
Han Juzi, general under Yuan Shao
Ji Ping (executed by Cao Cao)
Ju Shou (officer of Yuan Shao)
Lü Weihuang
Mi Heng, renowned scholar and friend of Kong Rong (executed by Huang Zu) (b. 173)
Sui Yuanjin
Sun Ce, 25, elder brother of the founder of Wu Kingdom, Sun Quan (b. 175)
Tian Feng (executed by Yuan Shao)
Wen Chou, general under Yuan Shao
Xu Gong
Yan Liang, general under Yuan Shao
Zheng Xuan (b. 127)