231

231 (CCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.

 Events 
 By place 
 Roman Empire 
 Emperor Alexander Severus fights against the Persians. 

 Asia 
 Zhuge Liang starts the fourth of his Northern Expeditions against the state of Cao Wei.

 By topic 
 Religion 
 Origen, disciple of Ammonius Saccas, founder of Neoplatonism, is sent away to Caesarea.

 Births 
 Cao Fang, Emperor of the Kingdom of Wei (d. 274)
 Sun Chen, regent of the Kingdom of Wu (d. 258)

 Deaths 
 Cao Zhen, general of Kingdom of Wei (b. 185)
 Hua Xin, adviser of Kingdom of Wei (b. 157)
 Li Hui, minister of Kingdom of Shu
 Zhang He, military leader under Cao Cao (b. 167)

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