Decade · 260 – 269
The world in the 260s
From 260 to 269 the atlas holds 101 states standing at some time. 9 things began - Jin dynasty (266–420), Gallic Empire and Lakhmid kingdom among them - and 4 ended; 4 people were born and 11 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
What began in the 260s
By kind, the best known first.
States 4
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · state · 266 – 420
- Gallic Empire · state · 260 – 274
- Lakhmid kingdom · state · 268 – 602
- Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom · state · 260 – 357
Wars and battles 4
- Battle of Edessa · battle · 260
- Battle of Naissus · battle · 268
- Battle of Lake Benacus · battle · 268
- Conquest of Shu by Wei · battle · 263
Regime change 1
- Sima Zhao's regicide of Cao Mao · adverse regime change · 260
What ended in the 260s
Wars and battles 1
- Jiang Wei's Northern Expeditions · war · 240 – 262
Famine and plague 1
- Plague of Cyprian · plague · 249 – 262
Born and died
Born 4
- Eusebius of Caesarea · bishop · 262 – 340
- Licinius · politician · 263 – 325
- Mirian III · ruler · 265 – 361
- Vaballathus · ruler · 266 – 273
Died 11
- Valerian · politician · 199 – 260
- Gallienus · politician · 218 – 268
- Saloninus · monarch · 242 – 260
- Aureolus · military personnel · 220 – 268
- Cao Mao · politician · 241 – 260
- Sun Xiu · ruler · 235 – 264
- Jiang Wei · politician · 202 – 264
- Sima Zhao · statesperson · 211 – 265
- Sun Liang · politician · 243 – 260
- Zhong Hui · philosopher · 225 – 264
- Deng Ai · politician · 197 – 264
States of the 260s
The states that stood at some time in the 260s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 260.
Europe17 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Gallienus, Roman emperor since 253 and Valerian, Roman emperor since 253
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Gallienus, Roman emperor since 253 and Valerian, Roman emperor since 253
- Huns · 106 – 673
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Burgundians · 154 – 409
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis V, King of the Bosporus since 240
and 9 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa21 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Sasanian Empire · 224 – 651 · Shapur I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 240
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE · Shapur I, emperor of the Sasanian Empire since 240
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE · Sembrouthes, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 240 and DTWNS, Ethiopia, AKSUM since 260
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
and 13 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia21 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Vāsishka, emperor since 247
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
- Wusun · 170 BCE – 450 CE
- Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom · 260 – 357 · Peroz I Kushanshah, Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom since 245
and 13 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia24 states
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Jin dynasty (266–420) · 266 – 420
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Jungcheon of Goguryeo, wang since 248
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Goi, king since 234
- Cao Wei · 220 – 265 · Cao Mao, Emperor of China since 254 and Cao Huan, Emperor of China since 260
- Eastern Wu · 198 – 280 · Sun Xiu, Emperor of China since 257
and 16 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania4 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- United Provinces of New Granada · 181 – 1816
Location unknown14 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
and 6 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 240 – 289: every state, war and life of the 260s, region by region.
- On the map in 265: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.