Jin reunifies China
The fall of Wu ends the Three Kingdoms era
In 279–280 Jin armies marched on Wu while Wang Jun's fleet sailed down the Yangtze from Sichuan, burning through the iron chains the southerners had stretched across the river. In spring 280 the last Wu ruler Sun Hao surrendered at Jianye, and China was united for the first time since 220 — though not for long.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 260–274 Postumus founds the Gallic Empire — 20 years earlier
- 293 Diocletian establishes the Tetrarchy — 13 years later
Middle East
- 260 Battle of Edessa: a Roman emperor taken captive — 20 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Constantine the Great (aged 8)
- Anthony the Great (aged 29)