256 BC

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

Decades: 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC - 250s BC - 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC

Years: 261 BC 260 BC 259 BC 258 BC 257 BC - 256 BC - 255 BC 254 BC 253 BC 252 BC 251 BC

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• Luoyang falls without much resistance to the armies of the Qin, ending the reign of the emperor Zhou Nan Wang[?]. Although a successor was appointed, Hui Wang[?], traditionally in Chinese history this is considered the end of the Zhou Dynasty.