Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC

Decades: 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC - 180s BC - 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC

Years: 185 BC 184 BC 183 BC 182 BC 181 BC - 180 BC - 179 BC 178 BC 177 BC 176 BC 175 BC

Birth

Death

• Empress Dowager Lü, de facto ruler of the Han dynasty.
• Pantaleon, probable son and co-ruler of Demetrius I of Bactria (approximate date).

Events

• Emperor Wen of Han dynasty ascended to the Chinese throne after quelling the clans of Empress Dowager Lü.
• Demetrius I of Bactria invades India. The conquests of his campaign will form the basis of the Indo-Greek Kingdom under his tributary King Apollodotus I (approximate date).