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Twenty-four wagonloads of Talmudic books are burned in Paris

Twenty-four wagonloads of Talmudic books are burned in Paris

Twenty-four wagonloads of Talmudic books are burned in Paris

Events Before

  1. Mongolian armies rout the forces of Boleslaw IV at Chmielnik and sack and burn the city of Kraków to the ground

    Mongolian armies rout the forces of Boleslaw IV at Chmielnik and sack and burn the city of Kraków to the ground

  2. Battle of Liegnitz - Mongolian armies inflict one of the largest defeats in Polish history on Polish and Germans force l

    Battle of Liegnitz - Mongolian armies inflict one of the largest defeats in Polish history on Polish and Germans force led by Henry of Silesia with 20-25,000 killed or massacred, including Henry

  3. Battle of Mohi: Mongols led by Batu and Subedei defeat Hungarian King Béla IV in the major battle in during Mongolian in

    Battle of Mohi: Mongols led by Batu and Subedei defeat Hungarian King Béla IV in the major battle in during Mongolian invasion of Hungary, with 30,000 Hungarians slain

  4. First attack on the Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    First attack on the Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  5. Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV, lasts 17 days

    Goffredo Castiglioni elected as Pope Coelestinus IV, lasts 17 days

Events After

  1. Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV

    Pope Innocent IV (Latin: Innocentius IV; c. 1195 – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in...

  2. Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east T

    Battle of Köse Dağ: Mongols under Baiju defeat Seljuk army of Sultan Kaykhusraw II during Mongol attacks in north east Turkey

  3. Duke Frederick II of Austria issues a charter extending rights and protection for Jews - 1st territorial ruler to claim

    Duke Frederick II of Austria issues a charter extending rights and protection for Jews - 1st territorial ruler to claim Jews as his own subjects [1]

  4. Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city's Christian population and driving out Jews

    Khwarezmian Tatars sack Jerusalem, decimating the city's Christian population and driving out Jews

  5. Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery

    Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery

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