What is 231?
{{Year nav|231}} __NOTOC__ '''231''' ('''[[Roman numerals|CCXXXI]]''') was a [[common year]] starting on Saturday of the [[Julian calendar]]. == Events == === By place === ==== Roman Empire ==== * Emperor [[Alexander Severus]] fights against the [[Persian Empire|Persians]]. ==== Asia ==== * [[Zhuge Liang]] starts the fourth of his [[Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions|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 [[Eastern Wu|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 (Three Kingdoms)|Li Hui]], minister of [[Kingdom of Shu]] * [[Zhang He]], military leader under [[Cao Cao]] (b. [[167]]) {{DEFAULTSORT:231}} [[Category:230s]]