Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century Decades: 170s 180s 190s 200s 210s - 220s - 230s 240s 250s 260s 270s Years: 221 222 223 224 225 - 226 - 227 228 229 230 231 Events: Accession of Wei Mingdi as emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China. Ardashir begins the Sassanid Dynasty, which will rule Persia until the seventh century. Births: Wang Pi, Chinese philosopher. Deaths Cao Pi, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei of China.\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.