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1253
Events
Europe
War and politics
July 6
-
Mindaugas
is crowned as King of
Lithuania
.
July -
William II, Count Of Holland
defeats the
Flemish
army at
Westkapelle
.
A series of
Naval Wars
begins between the
Italian
City-state
s of
Genoa
and
Venice
, which will continue sporadically until
1371
.
King
Henry III Of England
meets with
English
nobles and church leaders to reaffirm the validity of the
Magna Carta
.
Pope Innocent IV
returns to
Rome
, having left nine years earlier in
1244
to depose
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
, and being unable to return until after Frederick's death due to the agitation throughout Europe caused by that action.
Having rebuffed the armed forces of
Conrad IV Of Germany
, Pope Innocent IV offers
Sicily
to Edmund, son of King
Henry III Of England
.
Galicia
becomes a vassal state to the expanding
Mongol Empire
.
Culture
Matthew Paris
writes ''
Historia Anglorum
'', a work on
English
history.
The
Basilica Of San Francesco
, the earliest important structure in the
Italian
Gothic
style of
Architecture
, is completed in
Assisi
, Italy.
Sligo Abbey
is built in
Sligo
,
Ireland
.
The
Domus Conversorum
, a building and institution in
London
for
Jew
s who had converted to
Christianity
, is established by King
Henry III Of England
.
Asia
April 28
-
Nichiren
, a
Japan
ese
Buddhist
monk, declares his attention to preach the
Lotus Sutra
and ''
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
'' as the true Buddhism, essentially founding the branch of Buddhism now known as
Nichiren Buddhism
.
May - King
Louis IX Of France
dispatches
William Of Rubruck
from
Constantinople
on a missionary journey to convert the
Tatars
of central and eastern Asia. Later that year, William records the first recorded meeting between
Europe
an
Christian
s and
Buddhists
.
The
Mongol Empire
launches attacks on the
Muslim
cities of
Baghdad
and
Cairo
.
The Mongol Empire destroys the
Kingdom Of Dali
(''Yunnan'') in
Laos
and incorporates the region into their empire.
Kublai Khan
introduces the ''
Baisha Xiyue
'' song and dance suite to the
Music Of Yunnan
.
The
Chinese Era
''Baoyou'' begins in the Northern
Song Dynasty
of
China
.
Births
October 17
- Saint
Ivo Of Kermartin
, French canon lawyer
John I, Duke Of Brabant
(died
1294
)
Hugh II Of Cyprus
(died
1267
)
Deaths
January 19
-
Dogen
, Japanese founder of the Soto school of Zen Buddhism
August 11
-
Clare Of Assisi
, Italian follower of
Francis Of Assisi
(born
1194
)
October 9
-
Robert Grosseteste
, English statesman and theologian
Wenceslaus I, King Of Bohemia
Theobald IV Of Champagne
(born
1201
)
Saint
Richard Of Chichester
King
Henry I Of Cyprus
(born
1217
)
Amadeus IV Of Savoy
(born
1197
)
See also
List Of State Leaders In 1253
