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Categories
:
1249
1249
For broader historical context, see
13th century
.
Years:
1246
1247
1248
-
1249
-
1250
1251
1252
Decades
:
1210s
1220s
1230s
-
1240s
-
1250s
1260s
1270s
Centuries
:
12th century
-
13th century
-
14th century
Contents
1 Events
1.1 Europe
1.2 Asia
1.3 Africa
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 See also
Events
Europe
February 16
-
Andrew of Longjumeau
is dispatched by King
Louis IX of France
as an
ambassador
to meet with the
Khan
of the
Mongols
University College
, the first College at Oxford, is founded with money gifted from the estate of
William of Durham
The
Moors
lose possession of
Alicante
in
Al-Andalus
(
Islamic
Spain
).
King
Afonso III of Portugal
captures
Faro, Portugal
from the Moors.
Roger Bacon
publishes a major scientific work, including writings of
convex
lens
spectacles
for treating
long-sightedness
and the first publication of the formula for
gunpowder
in the western world.
The city of
Mystras
,
Greece
is fortified and a palace is constructed there by
William II Villehardouin
.
The city of
Stralsund
(in present-day
Germany
) is burned to the ground by forces from the rival city of
Lübeck
.
Swedish
statesman
Birger Jarl
subjugated the province of
Tavastia
in
Finland
, laying the foundations for Sweden's expansionism.
Alphonse of Toulouse
orders the expulsion of
Jews
from
Poitou
,
France
.
Asia
Pho Khun Si Indrathit becomes the first king of the
Sukhothai kingdom
, marking the founding of the modern
Thai
nation.
The
Hikitsuke
, a judicial organ of the
Kamakura
and
Muromachi shogunates
of
Japan
, is established.
The Japanese
Hoji
era ends, and the
Kencho
era begins.
Africa
King
Louis IX of France
captures
Damietta
in
Egypt
, the first major military engagement of the
Seventh Crusade
.
Births
July 9
-
Emperor Kameyama of Japan
(d.
1305
)
Pope John XXII
(d.
1334
)
Frederick I, Margrave of Baden
(d.
1268
)
Eric V of Denmark
(d.
1286
)
Humphrey de Bohun, 3rd Earl of Hereford
(d.
1297
)
Deaths
July 6
-
Alexander II of Scotland
(b.
1198
)
September 27
-
Raymond VII of Toulouse
,
Count of Toulouse
(b.
1197
)
November
-
As-Salih Ayyub
,
Ayyubid
Sultan
of
Egypt
and
Damascus
See also
List of state leaders in 1249
Categories
:
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