Year 294 (
CCXCIV) was a
common year starting on Monday
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(link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar
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. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of
Constantius and
(Galerius) Maximianus (or, less frequently, year 1047 ''
Ab urbe condita
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''). The denomination 294 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the
Anno Domini
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calendar era
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became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Asia
* Persian ''shahanshah
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'' Narseh
Narseh (also spelled Narses or Narseus; pal, 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩, New Persian: , ''Narsē'') was the seventh Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 293 to 303.
The youngest son of Shapur I (), Narseh served as the governor of Sakastan, Hind and T ...
defeats King Tiridates III of Armenia
Tiridates III (Armenian: Գ ''Trdat III''; – c. 330), also known as Tiridates the Great ( hy, Տրդատ Մեծ ''Trdat Mets''), or Tiridates IV, was the Armenian Arsacid king from c.298 to c. 330.
In 301, Tiridates proclaimed Christianit ...
, and forces him to flee to the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...
.Tuoba Luguan Tuoba Luguan (; pinyin: Tuòbá Lùguān) (died 307), was chieftain of the Tuoba clan from 294 to 307. He was son of Tuoba Liwei, the brother of Tuoba Shamohan, Tuoba Xilu, Tuoba Chuo. In 294, Tuoba Luguan became chieftain of the Tuoba upon the deat ...
succeeds his nephew Tuoba Fu Tuoba Fu (; pinyin: Tuòbá Fú) (died 294), chieftain of the Tuoba (293–294).
He was the son of Tuoba Shamohan (拓跋沙漠汗) and the brother of Tuoba Yituo and Tuoba Yilu. In 293, he succeeded Tuoba Chuo as the chieftain of the Tuoba. His pr ...
, as chieftain of the Chinese Tuoba clan.
Births
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Sima Bao
Sima Bao (司馬保; 294–320), courtesy name Jingdu (景度), posthumous name Prince Yuan (元王), was a Jin dynasty (266–420) imperial prince who briefly contended for the position of emperor after Emperor Min was captured by Han Zhao forces ...
, Chinese prince of the
Jin Dynasty (d.
320)
Deaths
*
Tuoba Fu Tuoba Fu (; pinyin: Tuòbá Fú) (died 294), chieftain of the Tuoba (293–294).
He was the son of Tuoba Shamohan (拓跋沙漠汗) and the brother of Tuoba Yituo and Tuoba Yilu. In 293, he succeeded Tuoba Chuo as the chieftain of the Tuoba. His pr ...
, chieftain of the Chinese
Tuoba clan
References
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