291

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Calendar year

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	270s 280s 290s 300s 310s
Years:	288 289 290 291 292 293 294

291 by topic
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291 in various

AG

Thai solar calendar	833–834
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 417 or 36 or −736     — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 418 or 37 or −735

Jin Dynasty

Year 291 (CCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Tiberianus and Dio (or, less frequently, year 1044 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 291 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

• Winter: The emperors Diocletian and Maximian convene in Milan.
• An uneasy peace is established between the emperors Diocletian and Maximian on the one hand, and the rival emperor Carausius on the other.
• Perhaps in cooperation with the forces of Maximian, Carausius campaigns successfully against Germanic raids in Gaul and Britain. Also during his reign, Carausius begins building the forts of the Saxon Shore.

Northern Europe

• The Alemanni, having been expelled from part of their territory by the Burgundians, seek to regain their lost lands. These peoples had unsuccessfully invaded Gaul in tandem in 285/6, and the Alemanni had likely been weakened by the Roman counter-invasions of 287 and 288.
• A force of Goths defeat the Burgundians.
• The
  Taifali fight the Vandals and Gepids
  .

• The Blemmyes invade the Kingdom of Kush.

Persian Empire

• King Bahram II fights against a coalition consisting of his brother Hormizd of Sakastan, Sassanian vassal Hormizd I Kushashah, and the Gilans.

China

• Jin Dynasty. The struggle devastates and depopulates the provinces of northern China
  .

• martyress (d. c. 304
  )
• Saint Hilarion, anchorite and saint (d. 371)
• Jin Dynasty
• Saint Philomena, Christian martyress (d. c. 304)

Deaths

• Sima Liang, regent during the reign of Sima Yan
• Sima Wei, prince during the Jin Dynasty (b. 271)
• Wei Guan, general of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 220)
• Wen Yang, general of the Kingdom of Wei (b. 238)
• Yang Jun
  , official during the reign of Sima Yan

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