Decade · 1260 – 1269
The world in the 1260s
From 1260 to 1269 the atlas holds 413 states standing at some time. 59 things began - Grand Principality of Moscow, Poetic Edda and House of Wittelsbach among them - and 18 ended; 42 people were born and 42 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1260s
By kind, the best known first.
States 19
- Grand Principality of Moscow · state · 1263 – 1547
- House of Wittelsbach · state · 1260 – 1332
- House of Luxembourg · state · 1260 – 1414
- Al-Ahsa Oasis · state · 1260 – 1520
- Kingdom of Imereti · state · 1260 – 1810
- Capetian House of Anjou · state · 1266 – 1435
- Samudera Pasai Sultanate · state · 1267 – 1521
- Duchy of Ferrara · state · 1264 – 1597
and 11 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 32
- Battle of Ain Jalut · battle · 1260
- Byzantine–Ottoman wars · war · 1265 – 1479
- Battle of Benevento · battle · 1266
- Battle of Durbe · battle · 1260
- Battle of Evesham · battle · 1265
- Second Barons' War · war · 1264 – 1267
- Mongol raids into Palestine · battle · 1260 – 1300
- Reconquest of Constantinople · battle · 1261
and 24 more in the atlas.
Natural disasters 1
- 1269 Cilicia earthquake · disaster · 1268
Treaties 6
- Treaty of Perth · treaty · 1266
- Treaty of Nymphaeum · treaty · 1261
- Treaty of Montgomery · treaty · 1267
- Treaty of Viterbo · treaty · 1267
- Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268 · treaty · 1268
- Treaty of Badajoz · treaty · 1267
Works and ideas 1
- Poetic Edda · literature · 1260
What ended in the 1260s
States 11
- Latin Empire · state · 1204 – 1261
- Empire of Nicaea · state · 1204 – 1261
- Principality of Antioch · state · 1098 – 1268
- Almohad Caliphate · state · 1121 – 1269
- Almohads · state · 1121 – 1269
- Anushtegin dynasty · state · 1077 – 1260
- Kingdom of Lithuania · state · 1251 – 1263
- Icelandic Commonwealth · state · 930 – 1262
and 3 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 7
- Second Barons' War · war · 1264 – 1267
- Toluid Civil War · war · 1260 – 1264
- Scottish–Norwegian War · war · 1262 – 1266
- Berke–Hulegu war · war · 1262 – 1266
- Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266 · battle · 1264 – 1266
- Struggle for Constantinople · war · 1204 – 1261
- War of the Thuringian Succession · war · 1247 – 1264
Born and died
Born 42
- Dante Alighieri · philosopher · 1265 – 1321
- Giotto · architect · 1267 – 1337
- Philip IV of France · ruler · 1268 – 1314
- Ibn Taymiyya · poet · 1263 – 1328
- Pope Clement V · religious leader · 1264 – 1314
- Denis of Portugal · monarch · 1261 – 1325
- Władysław I Łokietek · monarch · 1260 – 1333
- James II of Aragon · ruler · 1267 – 1327
- Daniel of Moscow · politician · 1261 – 1303
- Temür Khan · ruler · 1265 – 1307
- Andrew III of Hungary · politician · 1265 – 1301
- Alfonso III of Aragon · ruler · 1265 – 1291
- Alauddin Khalji · politician · 1266 – 1316
- Ladislaus IV of Hungary · monarch · 1262 – 1290
- Otto III of Bavaria · monarch · 1261 – 1312
- Henry of Bohemia · ruler · 1265 – 1335
and 26 more in the atlas.
Died 42
- Alexander Nevsky · ruler · 1220 – 1263
- Hulegu Khan · ruler · 1217 – 1265
- Pope Urban IV · diplomat · 1185 – 1264
- Pope Clement IV · bishop · 1190 – 1268
- Mindaugas · ruler · 1203 – 1263
- Berke · ruler · 1209 – 1267
- Haakon IV · person · 1204 – 1263
- Manfred, King of Sicily · poet · 1232 – 1266
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester · politician · 1208 – 1265
- Ariq Böke · person · 1219 – 1266
- Conradin · composer · 1252 – 1268
- Birger Jarl · monarch · 1210 – 1266
- Danylo of Halych · politician · 1201 – 1264
- Manuel I of Trebizond · monarch · 1218 – 1263
- Andronikos II of Trebizond · monarch · 1240 – 1266
- Emperor Lizong · ruler · 1205 – 1264
and 26 more in the atlas.
States of the 1260s
The states that stood at some time in the 1260s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1260.
Europe229 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Valdemar, Monarch of Sweden since 1250
- Denmark · 800 – present · Eric V of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1259
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502 · Berke, khan since 1257
and 221 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa66 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · John IV Doukas Laskaris, Byzantine emperor since 1259
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Latin Empire · 1204 – 1261 · Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Despot of the Latin Empire since 1228
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Conradin, monarch since 1254
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Qutuz, Sultan of Egypt since 1259 and Baybars, Sultan of Egypt since 1260
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Kaykaus II, Sultan of Rum since 1246 and Kilij Arslan IV, Sultan of Rum since 1257
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Qutuz, Sultan of Egypt since 1259 and Baybars, Sultan of Egypt since 1260
and 58 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa10 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Ewedo, Oba of Benin since 1255
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
and 2 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia45 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Mahmud I of Delhi, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1245
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajendra Chola III, Chola king since 1246
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Mamluk dynasty · 1206 – 1290
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343
- White Horde · 1227 – 1500 · Berke, khan since 1257
and 37 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia35 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Kublai Khan, khagan since 1260
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Lizong, Emperor of China since 1224
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Indravarman VI, king since 1254 and Indravarman V, king since 1257
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Narathihapate, King of Burma since 1256
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Sri Indraditya, King of Sukhothai since 1238
and 27 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania12 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Sinchi Roca, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1230 and Lloque Yupanqui, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1260
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
and 4 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown16 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1249
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 8 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1240 – 1289: every state, war and life of the 1260s, region by region.
- On the map in 1265: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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