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266 — China: 司馬炎篡魏自立，國號晉，曹魏滅亡 / Japan: Toyo sends an embassy to Emperor Wu of Jin
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaJin dynasty (266–420) 266–420 | JapanKofun period 250–538 | United States |
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| - 司馬炎篡魏自立，國號晉，曹魏滅亡。ZH
- February — Cao Huan, last emperor of Cao Wei, abdicated in favour of Sima Yan.
- 264September — Sun Xiu died.
- 264滅蜀元勳鍾會及姜維叛變，被司馬昭平定，钟会及姜维被殺。
- 264Sun Quan's grandson Sun Hao was made emperor of Eastern Wu.
- 265Cao Wei instituted the nine-rank system of civil servants.
- 265September — Sima Zhao died. His eldest son and heir, Sima Yan, inherited his position as regent of Cao Wei and noble title of King of Jin.
- 265Pei Xiu introduced the grid reference and the concept of scale to Chinese mapmaking.
- 267February — Emperor Wu of Jin established his oldest living son, the developmentally disabled Sima Zhong, as Heir.
| - Toyo sends an embassy to Emperor Wu of Jin.
- 倭国の台与が西晋に遣使。JA
| covered from 1607 |