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Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang (former Prince of Wei) in Peking and proclaims himself Reg

Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang (former Prince of Wei) in Peking and proclaims himself Regent

Chinese general Chih-Chung assassinates Emperor Wei Shao Wang (former Prince of Wei) in Peking and proclaims himself Regent

Events Before

  1. Frederick II, later Holy Roman Emperor, is crowned King of Germany in Mainz

    The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (Latin: Imperator Romanorum; German: Kaiser der Römer) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor...

  2. French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo

    French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo

  3. The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge

    The most severe of several early fires of London burns in Southwark, south of London Bridge

  4. Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning poi

    Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa [Battle of Al-Uqab]: combined Christian army defeats Almohad Muslim force in a turning point for Muslim power on Iberian peninsula

  5. Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa

    Children's crusade under Nicolas (10) reaches Genoa

Events After

  1. Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France

    Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France

  2. Louis IX is born

    Louis IX is born

  3. Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captur

    Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under the control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under Genghis Khan

  4. King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishin

    King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law

  5. Frederick II is crowned King of the Romans (King of the Germans) in Aachen

    King of the Romans (Latin: Rex Romanorum; German: König der Römer) was a royal title used by the king of East Francia following his election by the princes from the reign of Henry II (1002–1024)...

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