Events By Place Asia Ardashir I defeats the Arsacid King Artabanus IV at Hormizdegan, destroying the Parthian Empire and establishing the Sassanid dynasty. Births St. Philopater Mercurius Jungcheon of Goguryeo Pei Xiu, minister and cartographer of the Kingdom of Wei (d. 271) Deaths Bao Xun Jia Xu, advisor of Cao Wei (b. 147) Yong Kai, prefect of Jian Ning Zhu Zhi, general of Sun Quan (b. 156)… (More on 224)