1491
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| 1491 by topic |
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| 1491 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2244 |
| Armenian calendar | 940 ԹՎ ՋԽ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6241 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1412–1413 |
| Bengali calendar | 897–898 |
| Berber calendar | 2441 |
| English Regnal year | 6 Hen. 7 – 7 Hen. 7 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2035 |
| Burmese calendar | 853 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6999–7000 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 4188 or 3981 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 4189 or 3982 |
| Coptic calendar | 1207–1208 |
| Discordian calendar | 2657 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1483–1484 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5251–5252 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1547–1548 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1412–1413 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4591–4592 |
| Holocene calendar | 11491 |
| Igbo calendar | 491–492 |
| Iranian calendar | 869–870 |
| Islamic calendar | 896–897 |
| Japanese calendar | Entoku 3 (延徳３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1408–1409 |
| Julian calendar | 1491 MCDXCI |
| Korean calendar | 3824 |
| Minguo calendar | 421 before ROC 民前421年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 23 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2033–2034 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 1617 or 1236 or 464 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1618 or 1237 or 465 |
Year 1491 (MCDXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.