1531
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| 2nd millennium | 
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| Gregorian calendar | 1531 MDXXXI | 
| Ab urbe condita | 2284 | 
| Armenian calendar | 980 ԹՎ ՋՁ | 
| Assyrian calendar | 6281 | 
| Balinese saka calendar | 1452–1453 | 
| Bengali calendar | 937–938 | 
| Berber calendar | 2481 | 
| English Regnal year | 22 Hen. 8 – 23 Hen. 8 | 
| Buddhist calendar | 2075 | 
| Burmese calendar | 893 | 
| Byzantine calendar | 7039–7040 | 
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 4228 or 4021 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 4229 or 4022 | 
| Coptic calendar | 1247–1248 | 
| Discordian calendar | 2697 | 
| Ethiopian calendar | 1523–1524 | 
| Hebrew calendar | 5291–5292 | 
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1587–1588 | 
| - Shaka Samvat | 1452–1453 | 
| - Kali Yuga | 4631–4632 | 
| Holocene calendar | 11531 | 
| Igbo calendar | 531–532 | 
| Iranian calendar | 909–910 | 
| Islamic calendar | 937–938 | 
| Japanese calendar | Kyōroku 4 (享禄4年) | 
| Javanese calendar | 1449–1450 | 
| Julian calendar | 1531 MDXXXI | 
| Korean calendar | 3864 | 
| Minguo calendar | 381 before ROC 民前381年 | 
| Nanakshahi calendar | 63 | 
| Thai solar calendar | 2073–2074 | 
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 1657 or 1276 or 504 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 1658 or 1277 or 505 | 
Year 1531 (MDXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.