231
This article is about the year 231. For the number, see 231 (number).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 2nd century – 3rd century – 4th century |
| Decades: | 200s 210s 220s – 230s – 240s 250s 260s |
| Years: | 228 229 230 – 231 – 232 233 234 |
| 231 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 231 CCXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 984 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4981 |
| Bengali calendar | −362 |
| Berber calendar | 1181 |
| Buddhist calendar | 775 |
| Burmese calendar | −407 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5739–5740 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 2927 or 2867 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2928 or 2868 |
| Coptic calendar | −53 – −52 |
| Discordian calendar | 1397 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 223–224 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3991–3992 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 287–288 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 153–154 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3332–3333 |
| Holocene calendar | 10231 |
| Iranian calendar | 391 BP – 390 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 403 BH – 402 BH |
| Julian calendar | 231 CCXXXI |
| Korean calendar | 2564 |
| Minguo calendar | 1681 before ROC 民前1681年 |
| Seleucid era | 542/543 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 773–774 |
Year 231 (CCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Claudius and Sallustus (or, less frequently, year 984 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 231 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Roman Empire
- Emperor Alexander Severus accompanied his mother Julia Mamaea to Syria and campaigns against the Persians. Military command rests in the hands of his generals, but his presence gives additional weight to the empire's policy.
Asia
- Zhuge Liang launches the fourth of his Northern Expeditions against the state of Cao Wei.
By topic
Religion
- Origen, disciple of Ammonius Saccas, founder of Neoplatonism, is exiled in Caesarea.
Births
- Cao Fang, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (d. 274)
- Sun Chen, regent of the Kingdom of Wu (d. 258)
Deaths
- Cao Zhen, general of Kingdom of Wei (b. 185)
- Hua Xin, adviser of Kingdom of Wei (b. 157)
- Li Hui, minister of Kingdom of Shu
- Zhang He, military leader under Cao Cao (b. 167)
References
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