Manichaeism ran from Roman North Africa to the Uyghur khaganate and Tang China, where it was banned in 843
Source. “Manichaeism”; “Emperor Diocletian on strange and monstrous Manicheans”; “Augustine”; “Manicheism i. General survey”; “Xi’an monument”
Method and data
Method. Points mark places named in the cited sources; arrows are schematic.
| Place | Event | Date as stated | Source URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babylonia | Mani begins preaching (Britannica: his “annunciation” at age 24) | about 240 CE | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Manichaeism |
| Roman Africa | Diocletian’s rescript against the Manichaeans | probably 297 or 302 CE | https://www.philipharland.com/Blog/2023/04/persians-emperor-diocletian-and-others-on-strange-and-monstrous-manichaeans-manichees-third-fourth-centuries-ce/ |
| Roman Africa | Augustine joins the Manichaeans as an auditor | 373 | https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/augustine |
| Uyghur capital, Mongolia | Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism | about 762 | https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/manicheism-1-general-survey |
| Chang’an (Xi’an) | Xi’an stele of the Church of the East | 781 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Xian-monument |
| Chang’an (Xi’an) | Manichaeism banned in China | 843; continued at least until the 14th century | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Manichaeism |
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