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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.

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Roman Empire

  • Emperor Diocletian signs peace treaties with the kingdoms of Aksum and Nubia.
  • China

  • War of the Eight Princes: After the death of Emperor Sima Yan (Jin Wudi), a civil war breaks out among the princes and dukes of the Jin Dynasty. The struggle devastates and depopulates the provinces of northern China.
  • Births

  • Li Xiu, female general during the Jin Dynasty
  • Saint Agnes, Christian martyress (d. c. 304)
  • Saint Hilarion, anchorite and saint (d. 371)
  • 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
  • References

    291 Wikipedia