1213

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1213 is a year in the 13th century.

Years:
1210 1211 1212 - 1213 - 1214 1215 1216
Decades:
1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s
Centuries:
12th century - 13th century - 14th century

[edit] Events

  • May 30 - Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.
  • September 12 - Battle of Muret; The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of Raymond VI of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon defeated by the Albigensian Crusade under Simon de Montfort
  • Jin China is overrun by Mongols under Ghengis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only Beijing remained free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.
  • Pope Innocent III issues a charter, calling for the Fifth Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.

[edit] Births

  • March 9 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (died 1271)
  • June 10 - Fakhruddin 'Iraqi, Persian philosopher and Sufi mystic

[edit] Deaths

  • September 12 - King Peter II of Aragon (killed in battle) (born 1174)
  • September 24 - Gertrude of Merania, wife of Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (born 1185)
  • October 10 - Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
  • Dowsprunk, Grand Prince of Lithuania
  • Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
  • Sharafeddin Tusi, Persian mathematician (born 1135)