239
This article is about the year 239. For the number, see 239 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 200s 210s 220s – 230s – 240s 250s 260s |
| Years: | 236 237 238 – 239 – 240 241 242 |
| 239 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 239 CCXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 992 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4989 |
| Bengali calendar | −354 |
| Berber calendar | 1189 |
| Buddhist calendar | 783 |
| Burmese calendar | −399 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5747–5748 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 2935 or 2875 — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 2936 or 2876 |
| Coptic calendar | −45 – −44 |
| Discordian calendar | 1405 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 231–232 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3999–4000 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 295–296 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 161–162 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3340–3341 |
| Holocene calendar | 10239 |
| Iranian calendar | 383 BP – 382 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 395 BH – 394 BH |
| Julian calendar | 239 CCXXXIX |
| Korean calendar | 2572 |
| Minguo calendar | 1673 before ROC 民前1673年 |
| Seleucid era | 550/551 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 781–782 |
Year 239 (CCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gordianus and Aviola (or, less frequently, year 992 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 239 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
China
- In the Chinese Kingdom of Wei, Wei Qi Wang succeeds Cao Rui (Wei Ming Di).
- A Chinese expeditionary force discovers the island of Taiwan.
By topic
Religion
- Origen publishes the Old Testament in five languages.
Births
Deaths
- January 22 – Cao Rui (Wei Ming Di), emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 205)
- Pan Jun, official of Wu
References
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