491
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 4th century – 5th century – 6th century |
| Decades: | 460s 470s 480s – 490s – 500s 510s 520s |
| Years: | 488 489 490 – 491 – 492 493 494 |
| Gregorian calendar | 491 CDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1244 |
| Assyrian calendar | 5241 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 412–413 |
| Bengali calendar | −102 |
| Berber calendar | 1441 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1035 |
| Burmese calendar | −147 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5999–6000 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 3187 or 3127 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 3188 or 3128 |
| Coptic calendar | 207–208 |
| Discordian calendar | 1657 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 483–484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4251–4252 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 547–548 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 412–413 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3591–3592 |
| Holocene calendar | 10491 |
| Iranian calendar | 131 BP – 130 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 135 BH – 134 BH |
| Javanese calendar | 377–378 |
| Julian calendar | 491 CDXCI |
| Korean calendar | 2824 |
| Minguo calendar | 1421 before ROC 民前1421年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −977 |
| Seleucid era | 802/803 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1033–1034 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 617 or 236 or −536 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 618 or 237 or −535 |
491 (CDXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 491st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 491st year of the 1st millennium, the 91st year of the 5th century, and the 2nd year of the 490s decade. As of the start of 491, the Gregorian calendar was 1 day ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Deaths
[change | change source]- March 17 – Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland (possibly died this year, could also have died in the year 493)