1316 CE

Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate dies after a 19-year reign at Delhi. He is succeeded by his 5-year-old son, Shihabuddin Omar, with the support of Alauddin's general Malik Kafur. During his reign, a power struggle occurs between Malik Kafur and the Khalji family. After leading a six-week-long revolt from Wales against England's, and retreating to Glamorgan, Welsh rebel Llywelyn Bren finally surrenders to King Edward's general, Humphrey de Bohun at Ystradfellte. King Louis X of France ("Louis the Quarrelsome") dies, possibly from poisoning, during a game of tennis at Vincennes, leaving his pregnant wife Clementia of Hungary as his widow. Following Louis' death, his 23-year-old brother Philip is made regent for the remainder of Clementia's pregnancy. There are several potential candidates for the role of regent, his uncle Charles, Count of Valois and Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy.

In the 1310s, the 14th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Ualgarg Mór Ó Ruairc is made king of West Breifne by Fedlim Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht.Irelandsource

Conflict & Security

  • January 28 – Llywelyn Bren leads a revolt against English rule in Wales. After disregarding an order to appear before King Edward II, Llywelyn Bren raises a rebel army and lays siege to Caerphilly Castle. The revolt spreads throughout the south Wear Cove (the Wales valley), and other castles are attacked. Edward sends an expeditionary force led by Humphrey de Bohun to suppress the rebellion. In March, after a battle at Morgraig Castle Llywelyn Bren is forced to break off the Caerphilly siege after six weeks and surrenders on March 18.source
  • February 14 – Battle of Skaithmuir: Scottish forces under James Douglas, Lord of Douglas defeat an English raiding party near Coldstream. During the skirmish, Edmond de Caillou (nephew of Piers Gaveston) is killed.source
  • February 22 – Battle of Picotin: Catalan forces led by Prince Ferdinand of Majorca, claimant to the Principality of Achaea, defeat the army of Princess Matilda of Hainaut, on the Peloponnese. During the battle, the Catalans kill 500 Burgundians and 700 native troops. The remnants of the Princess's army withdraw in haste, pursued by the Catalan cavalry; before they turn back to loot the abandoned Achaean camp.source
  • February – Battle of SkaithmuirScotlandsource
  • March 12 – At Belgrade, Stefan Vladislav II becomes the new King of Syrmia (now part of Serbia) upon the death of his father, Stefan Dragutin.source
  • March 18 – After leading a six-week-long revolt from Wales against England's, and retreating to Glamorgan, Welsh rebel Llywelyn Bren finally surrenders to King Edward's general, Humphrey de Bohun at Ystradfellte.source
  • April 14 – Qutb al-Din Mubarak, the 17-year-old son of Alauddin Khalji, succeeds him and ascends the throne as ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.source
  • May 2 – In an attempt to stir the Irish nobles into rebellion against English rule, Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland is crowned High King of Ireland.source
  • July 5 – Battle of Manolada: Latin forces under Louis of Burgundy, supported by Byzantine troops sent by governor Michael Kantakouzenos, defeat the Catalan army under Ferdinand of Majorca. During the battle, Ferdinand is killed and John II of Nivelet, who claims the Principality of Achaea is executed on the field as a traitor. His lands are given to Louis' Burgundian followers. Louis of Burgundy and his wife, Matilda of Hainaut, become the joint rulers of Achaea.source
  • July 29 – 10th day of 7th month of 5 Shōwa; In Japan, Hōjō Takatoki becomes the 14th regent of the Kamakura shogunate.source
  • August 5 – Battle of Gransee: A North German-Danish alliance, led by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg ("Henry the Lion"), decisively defeats the forces under Waldemar the Great at Schulzendorf. During the battle, Waldemar escapes the battlefield, but his army – which consists largely of knights in armor — is massacred. Later, the victorious alliance negotiates a peace treaty at Zehdenick.source
  • August 10 – Second Battle of Athenry: Norman rule is retained during the Bruce campaign in Ireland, at the cost of over 5,000 dead.source
  • 10 August – Battle of Athenry; rebellious Irish chiefs of Connacht defeated and killed.Irelandsource
  • August 17 – Brothers Albert II and Waldemar I become the joint rulers of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in Germany upon the death of their father, Prince Albert I.source
  • October 1 – Birger, King of Sweden, issues a letter of protection to the women of the Karelian people in Finland, at the time a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The letter is the oldest document in the National Archives of Sweden.source
  • December 16 – Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan becomes the new Mongol Ikhanate of the Middle East upon the death of his father, the Ikhan Öljaitü.source

Religion & Belief

  • September 5 – The coronation of Jacques Deuze as Pope John XXII takes place at Avignon in France, as he becomes the 196th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. His papacy will last until 1334.source
  • October 30 – A papal court in Avignon, with Cardinal Berengar Fredol the Elder presiding, rules that Juan Fernández was properly elected Bishop of León (now in Spain), dismissing a challenge by Juan García. Fernández had been elected a year before, but his confirmation by the Pope was delayed because of the challenge. Before Fernández can travel to Avignon, however, he passes away on December 17.source
  • The Earl of Kildare founds the Augustinian Adare Friary in County Limerick.Irelandsource

Economy & Finance

  • The Pound sterling experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value.source

Culture & Society

  • November 15 – John of the House of Capet is born four months after the death of his father, King Louis X of France and, as the eldest (and only) son of King Louis, becomes King John I of France from the moment of his birth, with his uncle, Prince Philip the Tall, serving as regent. John dies, four days after his birth, on November 20.source
  • November 20 – Upon the death of the infant John I, Philip the Tall, eldest surviving brother of King Louis X of France, becomes King Philip Vsource

Births

  • March 2 – Robert II, king of Scotland (House of Stuart) (died 1390)source
  • 2 March – Robert II of Scotland, future king of Scotland (died 1390)Scotlandsource
  • April 11 – Édouard I, French nobleman, knight and marshal (died 1351)source
  • May 14 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378)source
  • August 15 – John of Eltham, English nobleman and prince (died 1336)source
  • November 7 – Simeon of Moscow, Russian Grand Prince (died 1353)source
  • November 15 – John the Posthumous, King of France (died 1316)source
  • An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt, Mamluk ruler (House of Bahri) (died 1344)source
  • Simon Sudbury, English cleric, bishop and archbishop (died 1381)source
  • Nicholas Eymerich, Spanish inquisitor and theologian (died 1399)source
  • Niphon of Kafsokalyvia, Greek monk, mystic and writer (died 1411)source
  • John Beauchamp, English nobleman and admiral (died 1360)source
  • Ch'oe Yŏng, Korean nobleman and general (died 1388)source
  • Magnus Eriksson, king of Sweden and Norway from the House of Bjälbo (died 1374)source
  • Fa Ngum, Tai nobleman and ruler of Lan Xang (died 1393)source

Deaths

  • January 4 – Alauddin Khalji, Indian governor and ruler (born 1266)source
  • January 4 – Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate dies after a 19-year reign at Delhi. He is succeeded by his 5-year-old son, Shihabuddin Omar, with the support of Alauddin's general Malik Kafur. During his reign, a power struggle occurs between Malik Kafur and the Khalji family.source
  • February 8 – After only 35 days of ruling the Delhi Sultanate as regent, Malik Kafur is assassinated by Sultan Alauddin's former bodyguards.source
  • March 2 – Marjorie Bruce, Scottish noblewoman and princesssource
  • 2 March – Marjorie Bruce, daughter of Robert I (1296/7–1316)Scotlandsource
  • March 12 – Stefan Dragutin, king of Serbia (House of Nemanjić)source
  • March 13 – John Devereux, Anglo-Norman nobleman (born 1250)source
  • May 5 – Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, English noblewoman (born 1282)source
  • June 5 – Louis the Quarrelsome, king of France (born 1289)source
  • June 5 – King Louis X of France ("Louis the Quarrelsome") dies, possibly from poisoning, during a game of tennis at Vincennes, leaving his pregnant wife Clementia of Hungary as his widow. Following Louis' death, his 23-year-old brother Philip is made regent for the remainder of Clementia's pregnancy. There are several potential candidates for the role of regent, his uncle Charles, Count of Valois and Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy.source
  • August 2 – Matilda of Hainaut becomes the sole leader of the Principality of Achaea, after her husband, Prince Louis of Burgundy, dies of poisoning one month after having secured his position during the Battle of Mandolada.source
  • August 7 – After an interregnum (sede vacante) of two years, due to disagreements between the cardinals, French cardinal Jacques Duèze, Bishop of Avignon, is elected as successor to Pope Clement V, who died in 1314.source
  • November 26 – Robert Wishart, Scottish bishop (born 1240)source
  • 26 November – Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow (1271–1316)Scotlandsource
  • December 16 – Öljaitü, Mongol viceroy and ruler (born 1282)source
  • December 22 – Giles of Rome, Italian theologian (born 1243)source