July 2 –
Peace of Pressburg: Kings
Ottokar II and
Stephen V sign a peace agreement at
Pressburg, settling territorial claims, following the failed invasion of
Hungary by Ottokar in April. In the agreement, Stephen promises not to support Ottokar's opponents in
Carinthia, and Ottokar renounces the castles he and his partisans occupy in Hungary.[1]
Construction of the
Tower of Kamyenyets (or the White Tower) in
Belarus begins. Later, it becomes a frontier stronghold on the northern border of
Volhynia.
Levant
February – Mamluk forces led by Sultan
Baibars continue their territorial expansion in western
Syria and appear before
Safita Castle (called the
White Castle) built by the
Knights Templar. After a heroic defense, the small garrison is advised by Grand Master
Thomas Bérard to surrender. The survivors are allowed to withdraw to
Tortosa.[4]
May–June – Baibars conducts an unsuccessful
siege of Tripoli, and also fails in an attempted naval invasion of
Cyprus. He sends an Egyptian fleet (some 20 ships) to
Limassol, while King
Hugh III (the Great) has left for
Acre. Due to bad weather and seamanship, 11 ships run aground and the crews fall into the hands of the Cypriots.[6]
May 9 – Prince
Edward (the Lord Edward) and King
Charles I of Anjou arrive in Acre, with a fleet of 30 galleys, starting the
Ninth Crusade against Baibars. During the Crusade they are unable to capture any territory and peace is quickly negotiated with the
Mamluk Sultanate. Baibars consolidates his occupation in Syria.[6]
October –
Abaqa Khan, Mongol ruler of the
Ilkhanate, detaches some 10,000 horsemen from
Anatolia to support Edward I (the Lord Edward) in his war against Baibars. They invade Syria and defeat Mamluk forces who protect the region around
Aleppo. The Mongols plunder the cities of
Maarat al-Numan and
Apamea.[7]
Asia
September 12 –
Nichiren, Japanese
Buddhist priest, is arrested by a band of soldiers and nearly beheaded. This incident, known as Hosshaku Kenpon or "casting off the transient and revealing the true," is regarded as a turning point of Nichiren's teachings within the various schools, known as
Nichiren Buddhism.[8]
December 18 – Kublai Khan renames his empire "Great Yuan" (大元; dà yuán), officially marking the start of the
Yuan Dynasty in China.
The
Nakhi Kingdom, of the northern
Himalayan foothills, is annexed by the Yuan Dynasty (approximate date).