191

This article is about the year 191. For the number, see 191 (number). For other uses, see 191 (disambiguation).

Year 191 (CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 191 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.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century 2nd century 3rd century
Decades:	170s 180s 190s 200s 210s
Years:	188 189 190 191 192 193 194

191 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	191 CXCI
Ab urbe condita	944
Assyrian calendar	4941
Balinese saka calendar	112–113
Bengali calendar	−402
Berber calendar	1141
Buddhist calendar	735
Burmese calendar	−447
Byzantine calendar	5699–5700
Chinese calendar	庚午年 (Metal Horse) 2888 or 2681     — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 2889 or 2682
Coptic calendar	−93 – −92
Discordian calendar	1357
Ethiopian calendar	183–184
Hebrew calendar	3951–3952
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	247–248
- Shaka Samvat	112–113
- Kali Yuga	3291–3292
Holocene calendar	10191
Iranian calendar	431 BP – 430 BP
Islamic calendar	444 BH – 443 BH
Javanese calendar	68–69
Julian calendar	191 CXCI
Korean calendar	2524
Minguo calendar	1721 before ROC 民前1721年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1277
Seleucid era	502/503 AG
Thai solar calendar	733–734
Tibetan calendar	阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 317 or −64 or −836     — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 318 or −63 or −835

Events

By place

Parthia

• King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V.

China

• A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Han emperors, and then destroy Luoyang by fire, to leave behind nothing for the coalition.
• Battle of Jieqiao: Yuan Shao narrowly defeats Gongsun Zan, in northern China.

By topic

Art

• c. 191–192 – The sculpture of Commodus as Hercules, from Esquiline Hill, Rome, is made (it is now kept at Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome).

Religion

• Serapion becomes Patriarch of Antioch.

Births

• Xin Xianying, Chinese noblewoman and advisor (d. 269).

Deaths

• Bruttia Crispina, Roman empress (executed) (b. 164)
• Han Fu, Chinese governor and warlord
• Hua Xiong, Chinese general (executed)
• Qiao Mao, Chinese official and warlord
• Sun Jian, Chinese general and warlord (b. 155)
• Vologases IV, king of the Parthian Empire
• Zhang Wen, Chinese official and general