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This article is about the year 196. For the number, see [196 (number)](/source/196_(number)).    For other uses, see [196 (disambiguation)](/source/196_(disambiguation)).

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Calendar year

Years Millennium 1st millennium Centuries 1st century 2nd century 3rd century Decades 170s 180s 190s 200s 210s Years 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 v t e

196 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Categories Births Deaths v t e

196 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 196 CXCVI Ab urbe condita 949 Assyrian calendar 4946 Balinese saka calendar 117–118 Bengali calendar −398 – −397 Berber calendar 1146 Buddhist calendar 740 Burmese calendar −442 Byzantine calendar 5704–5705 Chinese calendar 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 2893 or 2686 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 2894 or 2687 Coptic calendar −88 – −87 Discordian calendar 1362 Ethiopian calendar 188–189 Hebrew calendar 3956–3957 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 252–253 - Shaka Samvat 117–118 - Kali Yuga 3296–3297 Holocene calendar 10196 Iranian calendar 426 BP – 425 BP Islamic calendar 439 BH – 438 BH Javanese calendar 73–74 Julian calendar 196 CXCVI Korean calendar 2529 Minguo calendar 1716 before ROC 民前1716年 Nanakshahi calendar −1272 Seleucid era 507/508 AG Thai solar calendar 738–739 Tibetan calendar ཤིང་མོ་ཕག་ལོ་ (female Wood-Boar) 322 or −59 or −831 — to — མེ་ཕོ་བྱི་བ་ལོ་ (male Fire-Rat) 323 or −58 or −830

Year **196** (**[CXCVI](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [leap year starting on Thursday](/source/Leap_year_starting_on_Thursday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar). At the time, it was known as the **Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla** (or, less frequently, **year 949 *[Ab urbe condita](/source/Ab_urbe_condita)***). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini) [calendar era](/source/Calendar_era) became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

## Events

### By place

#### Roman Empire

- Emperor [Septimius Severus](/source/Septimius_Severus) attempts to assassinate [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus) but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily.

- Emperor [Septimius Severus](/source/Septimius_Severus) captures and sacks [Byzantium](/source/Byzantium); the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity.[1][2]

- In order to assure the support of the [Roman legion](/source/Roman_legion) in [Germany](/source/Germany) on his march to [Rome](/source/Ancient_Rome), [Clodius Albinus](/source/Clodius_Albinus) is declared [Augustus](/source/Augustus_(title)) by his [army](/source/Roman_army) while crossing [Gaul](/source/Gaul).

- [Hadrian's Wall](/source/Hadrian's_Wall) in [Britain](/source/Britannia) is partially destroyed.

#### China

- First year of the [Jian'an Era](/source/Jian'an_Era), during the reign of the [Xian Emperor](/source/Xian_Emperor_of_Han) of the [Han](/source/Eastern_Han_dynasty).

- The Xian Emperor returns to war-ravaged [Luoyang](/source/Luoyang) and seeks the protection of warlord [Cao Cao](/source/Cao_Cao). He is advised to move the capital to [Xuchang](/source/Xuchang); the emperor becomes a [pawn](/source/Pawn_(chess)) in the hands of the Chinese [warlords](/source/Warlord).

#### Korea

- [Naehae](/source/Naehae_of_Silla) becomes king of [Silla](/source/Silla).[3]

### By topic

#### Religion

- A church council is held in [Caesarea](/source/Caesarea_Maritima) over the date of [Easter](/source/Easter).

## Births

- [Cao Chong](/source/Cao_Chong), son of [Cao Cao](/source/Cao_Cao) (d. [208](/source/208))

## Deaths

- [Beolhyu](/source/Beolhyu_of_Silla), Korean ruler of [Silla](/source/Silla)[3]

- [Cao Bao](/source/Cao_Bao), Chinese general and governor

- [Chizhi Shizhu Hou](/source/Chizhi_Shizhu_Hou), Chinese puppet ruler (b. [150](/source/AD_150))

- [Zhou Xin](/source/Zhou_Xin_(Han_dynasty)), Chinese official and politician

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jacobs, David (2015). [*Istanbul: A History*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fyYsCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT24). New Word City. p. 24. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781612309262](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781612309262).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Istanbul | History, Points of Interest, & Map"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Istanbul). *Encyclopedia Britannica*. Retrieved March 29, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-met_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-met_3-1) ["List of Rulers of Korea"](https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/koru/hd_koru.htm). *www.metmuseum.org*. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

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