- — Asia:
Buddhism takes root
The Pyu cities provide the earliest evidence of Buddhism's introduction into Southeast Asia, embedding the religion in the region's culture and statecraft.
Era: The Pyu City-States and the Coming of Buddhism
Sources: Pyu Ancient Cities · UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- — Asia:
Zoroastrianism as state religion
The Sasanian kings establish Zoroastrianism, the faith attributed to the prophet Zoroaster, as the official religion of Iran, supported by a powerful priesthood and network of fire temples.
Era: Hellenistic, Parthian and Sasanian Persia
Sources: Zoroastrianism · World History Encyclopedia, Sāsānian dynasty · Encyclopaedia Britannica
Religion in the 3rd century
Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change, narrowed to the 3rd century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 200 to 224. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.
- Events
- 2
- Nations
- 2
- Earliest
- 200
- Latest
- 224
Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.