Mani begins to preach
A new world faith joins Zoroaster, the Buddha and Christ
Around 240 Mani of Mesopotamia proclaimed himself the last of the prophets after Zoroaster, the Buddha and Jesus. Shapur I favoured him, but in the 270s Mani died in prison under Bahram I, while his faith, Manichaeism, spread from North Africa to China.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 235–284 The Crisis of the Third Century begins — 5 years earlier
- 260–274 Postumus founds the Gallic Empire — 20 years later
Africa
- 249–262 Plague of Cyprian — 9 years later
Asia
- 220 Fall of the Han and the Three Kingdoms — 20 years earlier
Americas
- c. 250 Rise of the Classic Maya cities — 10 years later
Oceania
- c. 232 Hatepe eruption of Taupō — 8 years earlier