1213 CE

Battle of Damme: The English fleet under William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, destroys a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy. Battle of Muret: The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of Raymond VI of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon are defeated by the Albigensian Crusade, under Simon de Montfort. Jin China is overrun by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only Beijing remains free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.

In the 1210s, the 13th century.

Conflict & Security

  • May 30 – Battle of Damme: The English fleet under William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, destroys a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.source
  • September 12 – Battle of Muret: The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of Raymond VI of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon are defeated by the Albigensian Crusade, under Simon de Montfort.source
  • Jin China is overrun by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only Beijing remains free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.source

Religion & Belief

  • May 15 – John, King of England submits to Pope Innocent III, who in turn lifts the interdict of 1208 the following year.source
  • Pope Innocent III issues a charter calling for the Fifth Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Construction of Kilkenny Castle in Ireland is completed.source

Births

  • March 9 – Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (died 1271)source
  • June 10 – Fakhr-al-Din Iraqi, Persian philosopher and Sufi mysticsource
  • Hethum I, King of Armenia, ruler of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (died 1270)source
  • Ibn al-Nafis, polymath (died 1288)source

Deaths