Events:

• Accession of Wei Mingdi as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China.
• Ardashir I of Persia overthrows the rulers of the Parthian Empire to become Shah of Persia. His descendants, the Sassanian dynasty, will rule Persia into the 600s.
• 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: [1] (http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html) An annotated translation of the Weilue.

Births:

• Wang Pi, Chinese philosopher.

Deaths

• Cao Pi, Emperor of the China.