1242 - Definition and Overview
Years:
1239
1240
1241
-
1242
-
1243
1244
1245
Decades
:
1210s
1220s
1230s
-
1240s
-
1250s
1260s
1270s
Centuries
:
12th century
-
13th century
-
14th century
Events
April 5
- During a battle on the ice of
Chudskoye Lake
,
Russian
forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the
Teutonic Knights
.
Emperor Go-Saga
ascends to the throne of
Japan
.
Batu Khan
establishes the
Golden Horde
at
Sarai
.
Cleves
,
Germany
is chartered as a city.
Kiel
, Germany is chartered as a town.
The diocese of
Warmia
,
Poland
is created.
The archbishop of
Wiesbaden
conquers the city from the
Duke of Nassau
.
The
Mongols
invade the
Seljuk
sultanate.
German
colonists arrive in
Bratislava
after the Mongols fail to conquer the city.
The
Mongols
of the
Golden Horde
devastate
Bulgaria
, and force the nation to pay tribute.
Timeline of medicine and medical technology
-
Ibn Nafis
suggests that the right and left
ventricles
of the
heart
are separate and describes the lesser circulation of
blood
.
Births
George Pachymeres
,
Byzantine
historian
Prince Munetaka
, 6th
Kamakura shogun
in
Japan
Deaths
Emperor Juntoku of Japan
Emperor Shijo of Japan
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
)
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