1263 Totally Explained

Years: 1260 1261 1262 - 1263 - 1264 1265 1266
Decades: 1230s 1240s 1250s - 1260s - 1270s 1280s 1290s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

War and politics

October - King Alexander III of Scotland defeats the Viking armada of King Haakon IV of Norway in the Battle of Largs.
King James I of Aragon conquers Crevillente, Spain from the Moors during the Reconquista.
Mindaugas, the only Christian king of Lithuania, is assassinated by his cousin Treniota.
The chieftains of the eastern part of Iceland become the last to pledge fealty to the Norwegian king, bringing a more complete end to the Icelandic Commonwealth and the Icelandic civil war.
Genoa captures the city of Chania on Crete from the Venetians.
Hulagu Khan is defeated in an attempted invasion north of the Caucasus.
Based on Magdeburg Law Żnin (Poland) was given city rights

Culture

Nahmanides, chief rabbi of Catalonia, defends the Talmud in an important disputation against Pablo Christiani before King James I of Aragon.

The doctrines of theologian Joachim of Fiore are condemned as heresy by the Roman Catholic Church at a synod in Arles.

Balliol College, Oxford is founded by John de Balliol.

The Savoy Palace is constructed in London by Count Peter II of Savoy.

Births

January 22 - Ibn Taymiya, Syrian philosopher and jurist (died 1328)

Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1312)

Deaths

March 19 - Hugh of St Cher, French cardinal

September 12 - Mindaugas, King of Lithuania

November 14 - Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir

December 15 - King Haakon IV of Norway (born 1204)

Hamo de Crevequer, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports

Count Boniface of Savoy

Hōjō Tokiyori, regent of Japan (born 1227)

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