Sixteen Kingdoms begin
Xiongnu and other peoples proclaim kingdoms in north China
In 304 the Xiongnu chief Liu Yuan proclaimed himself king of Han, while in Sichuan Li Xiong founded the state of Cheng. A century of fragmentation began: a dozen and a half short-lived kingdoms divided north China, and the Jin court fled south in 317.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Europe
- 293 Diocletian establishes the Tetrarchy — 11 years earlier
- 312 Battle of the Milvian Bridge — 8 years later
- 313 Edict of Milan — 9 years later
Africa
- c. 320 Pachomius founds the first communal monastery — 16 years later
Alive at the time
- Constantine the Great (aged 32)
- Anthony the Great (aged 53)