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Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman emperor by a somewhat reluctant pope, Honorius III
Llewellyn ap Iorwerth acquires such authority over other Welsh chieftains that he is informally referred to as the prince of Wales
Andrew II accepts the Golden Bull, a charter of liberties demanded by the nobles of Hungary
The Franciscans are formally established by Honorius III as Ordo Fratrum Minorum, the Order of the Friars Minor
The Teutonic knights undertake a new form of crusade, attempting to subdue the pagan Prussians who occupy part of the Baltic coast
Magna Carta is reissued slightly modified when Henry III comes of age; in the version which becomes enshrined in English law
Frederick II, leader of the sixth crusade, briefly recovers Jerusalem for the Christians by negotiating with the Muslims
Ogadai, son of Genghis Khan, turns his father's headquarters at Karakorum into a capital city
The Mongols conquer the Korean peninsula, subsequently using it as a base for two expeditions against Japan
The kingdom of Granada is established with a Berber noble, Muhammad I, as the first king
Gregory IX sends Dominican friars to root out the remains of the Catharist heresy in France, thus launching the Inquisition
Batu Khan and his Mongols sweep into Russia, where they and their descendants become known as the Golden Horde
Work begins on the Alhambra, the palace fortress of the Muslim kings of Granada
A warlord, Sundiata, conquers Ghana and establishes the kingdom of Mali
Haakon IV is the first ruler to build up a strong Norway, some two centuries after the region becomes a single kingdom
Alexander, a Russian prince, defeats a Swedish army on the frozen river Neva, thus winning his name Alexander Nevksy
Mongols of the Golden Horde defeat the Poles at Legnica and ravage the city of Cracow
Mongols of the Golden Horde reach Hungary, where they graze their horses for the summer before withdrawing to the Volga
Construction begins in Paris on the Sainte Chapelle, designed to house relics acquired by Louis IX, the king of France
The siege of the Catharist stronghold of Montségur ends when 200 heretics are herded into a wooden stockade and are burnt
Birger Jarl establishes a dynasty which brings all Sweden under a single rule
Tannhäuser is one of the Minnesinger, the German equivalents of the French troubadours
Europe grows in prosperity during the thirteenth century, with a widespread increase in trade and production
The Palio, in which horses race round the Campo in Siena, is held from this time
The kingdom of Great Zimbabwe displaces Mapungubwe as the dominant Shona power in this region of southern Africa
