1236 - Definition and Overview

Events

• May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albans's Abbey dies. His chronicle is continued by Matthew Paris.
• September 22 - Lithuanians and Semigallians beat Livonian Brothers of the Sword in Battle of Siauliai
• Volga Bulgaria is conquered by Mongol khan Batu.
• Córdoba was retaken for Christianity as part of the Reconquista in 1236, and became a centre of activity against the remaining Islamic population.
• Accession of Razia al-Din to the Sultanate of Delhi.

Births

• Wu Tian Xiang, the most renowned Chinese patriot of the Song Dynasty

Deaths

• May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler.

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252)