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Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty

Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty

Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty

Events Before

  1. The Fourth Crusade occupies and plunders Constantinople

    The Fourth Crusade (1202–1204) was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.

  2. Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans

    Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans

  3. Battle of Adrianople: Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria ambush and defeat the Latin Emperor of Consta

    Battle of Adrianople: Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria ambush and defeat the Latin Emperor of Constantinople, Baldwin I

  4. Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne

    Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne

  5. Pope Innocent III states that Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to the crucifixion of Jesus

    Pope Innocent III states that Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to the crucifixion of Jesus

Events After

  1. King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)

    King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)

  2. Henry III is born

    Henry III is born

  3. Peace treaty between the Chinese Jin and Song dynasties, the Song resume paying tribute after two years of fighting

    Peace treaty between the Chinese Jin and Song dynasties, the Song resume paying tribute after two years of fighting

  4. Otto IV, nephew of Richard the Lionheart of England, is elected Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt

    Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.

  5. Pope Innocent III crowns King of the Romans, Otto IV, as Holy Roman Emperor at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

    Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France.

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