280

Years: 276 277 278 279 - 280 - 281 282 283 284

Decades: 250s 260s 270s - 280s - 290s 300s 310s

Centuries: 2nd century - 3rd century - 4th century

Events

• The Chinese Jin Dynasty under Emperor Wu of Jin China unifies China by conquering the Kingdom of Wu, ending the Period of the Three Kingdoms.
• The Germanic tribe Thuringii appear.

Births

• Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 275, approximate date).

Deaths

• Maharaja Sri-Gupta of the Gupta dynasty

See also: 280, 250s, 260s, 270s, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280s