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1250. 1 October – A storm damages the port of Winchelsea. [1] Gascons revolt against English governor Simon de Montfort. [2] First written reference to Summer is icumen in, one of the oldest known English song lyrics. [3] 1251. May – Simon de Montfort suppresses the revolt in Gascony.
July 9 – The Qaymariyya tribe engineers a coup d'état to hand over Damascus to An-Nasir Yusuf.The garrison in the citadel surrenders later to him. [2]A kurultai is called by Batu Khan in Siberia as part of maneuverings which will elect Möngke Khan as khan of the Mongol Empire in 1251.
1377 or 996 or 224. — to —. 阴金猪年. (female Iron- Pig) 1378 or 997 or 225. Year 1251 (MCCLI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Siege of Baghdad. The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 at Baghdad, the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. After a series of provocations from its ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the city. Within a few weeks, Baghdad fell and was sacked by the Mongol army—al-Musta ...
High Middle AgesEurope and Mediterranean region. The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300. The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended around AD 1500 (by historiographical convention).
The sack of Constantinople occurred in April 1204 and marked the culmination of the Fourth Crusade. Crusaders sacked and destroyed most of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. After the capture of the city, the Latin Empire (known to the Byzantines as the Frankokratia, or the Latin occupation [4]) was established and Baldwin of ...
Tibetan calendar. 阴土鸡年 (female Earth- Rooster) 1376 or 995 or 223 — to — 阳金狗年 (male Iron- Dog) 1377 or 996 or 224. Year 1250 (MCCL) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
The Seventh Crusade (1248–1254) was the first of the two Crusades led by Louis IX of France. Also known as the Crusade of Louis IX to the Holy Land, it aimed to reclaim the Holy Land by attacking Egypt, the main seat of Muslim power in the Near East. The Crusade was conducted in response to setbacks in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, beginning with ...