271
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This article is about the year 271. For other uses, see 271 (number).
| Centuries: | 2nd century · 3rd century · 4th century |
| Decades: | 240s 250s 260s 270s 280s 290s 300s |
| Years: | 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 |
| 271 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 271 CCLXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1024 |
| Armenian calendar | N/A |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1573 – -1572 |
| Buddhist calendar | 815 |
| Chinese calendar | 2907/2967-12-3 (庚寅年十二月初三日) — to —
2908/2968-11-13(辛卯年十一月十三日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 263 – 264 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4031 – 4032 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 326 – 327 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 193 – 194 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3372 – 3373 |
| Holocene calendar | 10271 |
| Iranian calendar | 351 BP – 350 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 362 BH – 361 BH |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 931 (皇紀931年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 10271 |
| Julian calendar | 316 |
| Korean calendar | 2604 |
| Thai solar calendar | 814 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By Place
[edit] Roman Empire
- Goths forced to withdraw across the Danube.
- Alamanni repulsed from Italy, and forced back to the Alps.
- Emperor Aurelian withdraws troops to the Danube frontier, abandoning Dacia. (Note, this withdrawal may have lasted until 272. Both years are mentioned by various sources.)
- Aurelian begins construction of a new defensive wall, 16 meters high, to protect Rome.
[edit] Europe
- Victorinus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire is assassinated by Attitianus, reportedly for reasons of personal revenge. Domitianus presumably serves as Emperor for a few days before replaced by Tetricus I.
[edit] Asia
- Zenobia, proclaims herself to be Empress, and breaks all relations with the Roman Empire.
- Zenobia, gives her son Vaballatus the title of Augustus.
[edit] By Topic
[edit] Arts and Sciences
- The first use of a magnetic compass in China.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Ding Feng, general of the Wu Kingdom
- Liu Shan, last Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu
- Victorinus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire.
- Domitianus, Emperor of the Gallic Empire (confirmed by two coins).
- Pei Xiu, Chinese Minister of public works. He played a role developing the methods of surveying.
