December – Henry III ends his Welsh campaign and makes peace with Llywelyn the Great.[4]
The
University of Cambridge is recognised by a writ of authority over its townspeople from Henry III.[5]
Levant
Autumn – Frederick II appoints Marshal
Richard Filangieri as his imperial
legate, and sends an expeditionary army of mostly
Lombards for the defense of
Jerusalem. He gathers some 600 knights, 100 "sergeants-at-arms", 700 armed infantrymen, and 3,000 marines. The army is supported by 32 war-galleys.[6]
War of the Lombards: Richard Filangieri sails for
Beirut, where the town is handed over to him. He occupies
Sidon and
Tyre – while other Lombard forces appear before
Acre. At Acre, Filangieri summons a meeting of the High Court and shows letters from Frederick II appointing him as ambassador (baili).[7]
China
April 9 – A huge fire breaks out at night in the southeast of
Hangzhou during the
Song dynasty. Fighting the flames is difficult due to limited visibility. When the fires are extinguished, it is discovered that an entire district of the city (some 10,000 houses) has been consumed by the flames.
Mongol Empire
August –
Ögedei Khan orders the invasion of
Korea. A Mongol army crosses the
Yalu River and quickly secures the surrender of the border town of
Uiju. The Mongols are joined by
Hong Bok-won, a Goryeo general, who takes their side with his subordinates numbering some 1500 families.[8]
Siege of Kuju: Mongol forces besiege the city of
Kuju. They deploy assault teams who man
siege towers and scale ladders. Despite the fact the Goryeo army is heavily outnumbered, the garrison refuses to surrender.
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