WHAT HAPPENED IN 13. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the 13. century

Stephen Tempier, bishop of Paris, condemns 219 philosophical and theological theses. (7. March 1277)

Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa. (9. March 1230)

Augsburg becomes an Imperial Free City. (9. March 1276)

Over 200 Cathars are burned after the Fall of Montségur. (16. March 1244)

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declared himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade. (18. March 1229)

Mongols overwhelmed Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plundered the city. (18. March 1241)

A Mongolian victory at the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. (19. March 1279)

Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. (20. March 1206)

The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus. (28. March 1204)

The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. (30. March 1282)

Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England. (30. March 1296)

Robert Winchelsey leaves England for Rome, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. (1. April 1293)

King Wareru founds Kingdom of Ramannadesa, and proclaims independence from Pagan Empire (4. April 1287)

During a battle on the ice of Lake Peipus, Russian forces, led by Alexander Nevsky, rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. (5. April 1242)

Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur. (6. April 1250)

Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin Dynasty. (8. April 1232)

In Syria, sultan Baybars conquers the Krak of Chevaliers. (8. April 1271)

Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies. (9. April 1241)

Batu Khan defeats Béla IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi. (11. April 1241)

The Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade breach the walls of Constantinople and enter the city, which they completely occupy the following day. (12. April 1204)