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Year 239 (CCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday 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.
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AsiaEdit
- Cao Fang succeeds his adoptive father Cao Rui as emperor of the Cao Wei state, in the Three Kingdoms period of China.<ref name=Crespigny>Template:Cite book</ref>
- A Chinese expeditionary force from the Eastern Wu state discovers the island of Taiwan.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- Queen of Yamataikoku (Japan), Himiko was given Golden signature stamp by Cao Wei (China)
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ReligionEdit
- Origen publishes the Old Testament in five languages (approximate date).
DeathsEdit
- January 22 – Cao Rui (or Yuanzhong), Chinese emperor (b. 206)<ref name=Crespigny />
- Lu Mao (or Zizhang), Chinese official and politician
- Pan Jun (or Chengming), Chinese official and general