1270

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[edit] Events

  • The Solomonid king Yekuno Amlak kills the last king of the Zagwe dynasty in Ethiopia. The Solomonids begin to rule Ethiopia, which they continue until 1974.
  • Louis IX of France starts the Eighth Crusade by attacking Tunis.
  • In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion begins.

[edit] Births

  • Jacob ben Asher, Spanish Rabbi (Jewish religious leader)

[edit] Deaths

  • King Louis IX of France