261

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261 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar261
CCLXI
Ab urbe condita1014
Assyrian calendar5011
Balinese saka calendar182–183
Bengali calendar−332
Berber calendar1211
Buddhist calendar805
Burmese calendar−377
Byzantine calendar5769–5770
Chinese calendar庚辰年 (Metal Dragon)
2958 or 2751
    — to —
辛巳年 (Metal Snake)
2959 or 2752
Coptic calendar−23 – −22
Discordian calendar1427
Ethiopian calendar253–254
Hebrew calendar4021–4022
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat317–318
 - Shaka Samvat182–183
 - Kali Yuga3361–3362
Holocene calendar10261
Iranian calendar361 BP – 360 BP
Islamic calendar372 BH – 371 BH
Javanese calendar140–141
Julian calendar261
CCLXI
Korean calendar2594
Minguo calendar1651 before ROC
民前1651年
Nanakshahi calendar−1207
Seleucid era572/573 AG
Thai solar calendar803–804
Tibetan calendar阳金龙年
(male Iron-Dragon)
387 or 6 or −766
    — to —
阴金蛇年
(female Iron-Snake)
388 or 7 or −765
Quietus (r. 260–261)

Year 261 (CCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Taurus (or, less frequently, year 1014 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 261 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.