Chronyas has 2,872 events dated to the 13th century (1201 to 1300 CE), during the Medieval world. Below are the most notable ones, in date order.
Most of the events in this century belong to Civilizations & archaeology and Wars, politics & history.
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- c. 1201Origins of Riga
- from 1202 to 1204Fourth Crusade
- 1202Fibonacci introduces Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe
- from 1204 to 1261Latin Empire
- from 1204 to 1461Empire of Trebizond
- from 1204 to 1261Empire of Nicaea
- 1205Construction of Ayr
- from 1206 to 1368Mongol Empire
- from 1206 to 1337Mongol invasions and conquests
- from 1206 to 1526Delhi Sultanate
- from 1206 to 1290Mamluk Sultanate
- 1206Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan
- 1209Founding of University of Cambridge
- from 1209 to 1229Albigensian Crusade
- 1212Children's Crusade
- from 1213 to 1221Fifth Crusade
- 1215Construction of Geghard
- 15 June 1215Magna Carta
- 1218Founding of University of Salamanca
- 1220Construction of Notre-Dame d'Amiens
- 1220Construction of Notre-Dame de Chartres
- 1220Construction of York Minster
- 1220Construction of Salisbury Cathedral
- 1221Construction of Burgos Cathedral
- from 1223 to 1240Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
- from 1225 to 1687Chagatai Khanate
- 1226Construction of Toledo Cathedral
- 1228Construction of Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi
- from 1228 to 1229Sixth Crusade
- 1229Construction of Divriği Great Mosque and Hospital
- from 1230 to 1492Nasrid dynasty
- from 1235 to 1670Mali Empire
- from 1236 to 1795Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- from 1238 to 1492Emirate of Granada
- 1239Construction of Alhambra
- 29 January 1240Construction of Castel del Monte
- from 1243 to 1502Golden Horde
- c. 1244Origins of Berlin
- 1245Construction of Sainte Chapelle
- from 1248 to 1254Seventh Crusade
- from 1250 to 1517Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
- c. 1250Carving of the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
- 1252Construction of Kōtoku-in Temple
- 15 September 1254Birth of Marco Polo
- from 1256 to 1335Ilkhanate
- 1257Construction of Sorbonne
- c. 1260sPublication of Poetic Edda
- from 1263 to 1478Grand Principality of Moscow
- 1265Birth of Dante Alighieri
- 1270Rise of House of Valois
- from 1270 to 1975Ethiopian Empire
- 1270Glasses
- 1270Construction of Malbork Castle
- from 18 July 1270 to 30 October 1270Eighth Crusade
- from 1271 to 1272Ninth Crusade
- from 1271 to 1368Yuan dynasty
- from 1271 to 1295Marco Polo sets out for China
- 1272Rise of House of Bourbon
- 1274Mongol invasions of Japan
- 1275Construction of Reims Cathedral
- c. 1275Construction of the Hofburg Palace
- 1279Kublai Khan completes the conquest of China
- c. 1280sConstruction of Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
- c. 1280sPolynesian navigators settle New Zealand
- c. 1280Eruption of Quilotoa
- from 30 March 1282 to 12 December 1816Kingdom of Naples
- 30 March 1282Sicilian Vespers
- 1283Origins of Caernarfon Castle
- 1287Construction of Uppsala Cathedral
- from 1290 to 1320Khalji dynasty
- 1 August 1291Founding of Switzerland
- from 1293 to 1527Majapahit
- 8 September 1296Construction of Florence Cathedral
- 8 January 1297Founding of Monaco
- 1298Construction of Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia
- 1298The Travels of Marco Polo
- 1299Rise of Ottoman dynasty
- 1299Construction of Palazzo Vecchio
- from 29 July 1299 to 17 November 1922Ottoman Empire
- c. 1300Origins of Amsterdam