226
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 190s 200s 210s – 220s – 230s 240s 250s |
| Years: | 223 224 225 – 226 – 227 228 229 |
| Gregorian calendar | 226 CCXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 979 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4976 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 147–148 |
| Bengali calendar | −367 |
| Berber calendar | 1176 |
| Buddhist calendar | 770 |
| Burmese calendar | −412 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5734–5735 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 2922 or 2862 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 2923 or 2863 |
| Coptic calendar | −58 – −57 |
| Discordian calendar | 1392 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 218–219 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3986–3987 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 282–283 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 147–148 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3326–3327 |
| Holocene calendar | 10226 |
| Iranian calendar | 396 BP – 395 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 408 BH – 407 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 104–105 |
| Julian calendar | 226 CCXXVI |
| Korean calendar | 2559 |
| Minguo calendar | 1686 before ROC 民前1686年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1242 |
| Seleucid era | 537/538 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 768–769 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 352 or −29 or −801 — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 353 or −28 or −800 |
Year 226 (CCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Asia
- June 29 – Cao Pi dies. His son Cao Rui becomes emperor of the Kingdom of Wei.
- King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus IV. He is crowned "King of Kings" of the Persian Empire. This begins the 400 year-reign of the Sassanid Empire.
- The Empire of Parthia falls.
Births
Deaths
- June 29 – Cao Pi, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (China) (b. 187)
- Shi Xie, ruler of Jiaozhi (b. 137)
- Shi Hui, son of Shi Xie
- Shi Zhi, eldest son of Shi Xie
- Artabanus IV, last ruler of the Parthian Empire