Salisbury Cathedral in south west England inaugurated
Salisbury Cathedral in south west England inaugurated
Salisbury Cathedral in south west England inaugurated
Events Before
Königsberg (modern day Kaliningrad) founded by Teutonic Knights and named in honor of the Bohemian King Ottokar II
Kaliningrad (known as Königsberg until 1946) is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland (663 kilometres (412 mi) west of...
Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensi
Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive in Southwest Asia
The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae
The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae
Augustinian monastic order constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae
Augustinian monastic order constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae
Kraków, Poland, receives city rights
Kraków, Poland, receives city rights
Events After
Michael VIII Palaiologos is formally proclaimed Emperor of Nicaea in Nymphaion
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261.
Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire
The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous empire in history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to Eastern Europe, extending…
Qutuz, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himsel
Qutuz, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself
Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquers Damascus
Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis, conquers Damascus
Battle of Ain Jalut: Mamluks of Egypt defeat the Mongol army led by Kitbuqa in the Levant, often labeled a turning point
Battle of Ain Jalut: Mamluks of Egypt defeat the Mongol army led by Kitbuqa in the Levant, often labeled a turning point in world history, saving the Arabic-Islamic civilization from destruction
More from the 1250s
Michael VIII Palaiologos is formally proclaimed Emperor of Nicaea in Nymphaion
Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus reigned as Byzantine emperor from 1261 until his death in 1282, and previously as the co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea from 1259 to 1261.
Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, with tens of thousands sl
Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, with tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, and Louis IX of France is captured
The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France.
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Me
Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition
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