1206

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1206 is a year in the 13th century.

Years:
1203 1204 1205 - 1206 - 1207 1208 1209
Decades:
1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s
Centuries:
12th century - 13th century - 14th century

[edit] Events

  • Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, founding the Mongol Empire
  • Qutb ud-Din proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
  • Livonian Brothers of the Sword in alliance with Semigallians conquers Livs
  • King Valdemar II and archbishop Andreas Sunonis made a raid to Saaremaa island, Estonia. The islanders were forced to submit and the Danes built a fortress there, but they found no volunteers to man it. They burned it down themselves and left the island.

[edit] Births

  • Béla IV of Hungary (died 1270)
  • Güyük Khan

[edit] Deaths

  • Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji - Founder of Muslim rule in Bengal
  • April 7 - Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
  • June 4 - Adèle of Champagne, queen of Louis VII of France
  • Muhammad of Ghor, Persian conqueror and sultan (born 1162)
  • Jamuqa, Mongol military and political leader