247 BC Chr.
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 the throne of the Chinese state of Qin at the age of 12 . |
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| 247 BC Chr. In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 297/298 (southern Buddhism); 296/297 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 40th (41st) cycle , year of the wood tiger甲寅 ( at the beginning of the year water buffalo 癸丑) |
| Greek calendar | 1./2. Year of the 133rd Olympiad |
| Jewish calendar | 3514/15 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita DVII (507) |
| Seleucid era | Babylon: 64/65 (turn of the year April); Syria: 65/66 (turn of the year October) |
Events
Politics and world events
North Africa and Europe
- Hamilkar Barkas becomes general of Carthage in Sicily . There he succeeds in rebuilding the bridgehead around Drepanum and Lilybäum and regaining lost ground.
- Foundation of the Latin colonies Aefulum (in Latium) and Alsium (today: Palo , west of Rome )
Asia
- Qin Shihuangdi ascended the throne of the Chinese province of Qin at the age of 12 and later became the first Chinese emperor. Initially it was under the reign of Lü Buwei .
Religion and culture
- Beginning of the Parthian calendar . It is possible that the Parthian ruler Arsakes I made himself independent of the Seleucid Empire this year .
- Around 247 BC The Indian Maurya emperor Ashoka sends his son Mahinda and his daughter Sanghamitta to Sri Lanka to make Buddhism known there in the form of the Theravada tradition. Mihintale , one of the first Buddhist monasteries, is being built on the Missaka Mountain about 7 km east of Anuradhapura .
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