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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

• Commodus is assassinated by a wrestler named Narcissus, at the behest of Commodus' concubine, Chamberlain and Praetorian prefect. The Antonines dynasty ends.
• Civil war again strikes Rome (192–193).

Asia

• The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date).
• Lü Bu murders his stepfather Dong Zhuo, Chancellor of the Han Dynasty.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

• A fire destroys Galen's library.

Religion

• Syrian Christians establish a Christian community in Kerala, India.

Births

• Gordian II, Roman emperor
• Cao Zhi, Chinese poet

Deaths

• May 22 — Dong Zhuo, Chancellor of Han Dynasty from 189 to 192
• December 31 — Commodus, Roman emperor (assassinated)
• Bao Xin, general of the Han Dynasty
• Cai Yong, Chinese musician, calligrapher, and father of Cai Wenji
• Dong Min, brother of Dong Zhuo
• Li Su, executed by Lü Bu
• Liu Dai
• Lu Zhi, general of the Han Dynasty
• Niu Fu, general under Dong Zhuo
• Wang Yun, killed by Guo Si
• Xi Zhicai
• Xu Rong, general under Dong Zhuo
• Yan Gang
• Yuan Yi

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