230s BC

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Events of the 230s BC239–230 BC

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What happened in the 230s BC?

In the 230s BC (239–230 BC), Lü Buwei fell from power in Qin after Lao Ai's revolt, Li Si became chancellor, and Qin destroyed the state of Han. In the Mediterranean, Rome annexed Sardinia, and Carthage's Hamilcar Barca led an army into the Iberian Peninsula.

  1. Rome annexes SardiniaEurope
  2. Ptolemy III issues the Canopus DecreeMiddle East
  3. Lao Ai's revolt topples Lü BuweiAsia
  4. Li Si's memorial reverses Qin's expulsion orderAsia
  5. Hamilcar advances into the Iberian PeninsulaAfrica
  6. Eratosthenes becomes third head of the LibraryMiddle East
  7. Construction of the Great Wall beginsAsia
  8. Qin destroys Han, creates Yingchuan CommanderyAsia

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230s BC

First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

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