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World

General

Population: 417 Million*
  • Religion: Japanese priest Nichiren founds Lotus Sutra Buddhism
  • Travel: William of Rubruque travels in central Asia and reports his experiences
  • Deaths: Tibaut (Teobaldo) IV King of Navarre, King Wenceslas I of Bohemia, Zen master Dogen of Japan

Asia

  • Dali: End of Kingdom of Dali - taken over by Mongol empire (now part of Mongolia)
  • Japan: Zen master Dogen of Japan dies
    Japanese priest Nichiren founds Lotus Sutra Buddhism

Europe

  • Czechoslovakia: Death of King Wenceslas I of Bohemia, Ottokar II the Great becomes king
  • England: Linen first manufactured in England
  • France: Sorbonne founded
    Louis IX sends Friar William of Rubruquis to Mongolia to 1255
  • Italian States: Commercial rivalry leads to war between Genoa and Venice
    Both Florence and Genoa introduce gold coinage
  • Spanish States: Death of Tibaut IV (Teobaldo) King of Navarre



 
 
 
 
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