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A Japanese potter, returning from China, makes Seto the centre of ceramic production in Japan
The Yoruba people of Ife create extraordinary sculptures in brass
A school of translation is set up in Toledo, to translate classical Greek texts from the Arabic versions into Latin
France becomes the first kingdom to establish a permanent parliament when Louis IX reserves a chamber in his palace for quarterly sessions
The last sultan of Saladin's dynasty is murdered by slaves in the palace guard, and Mameluke rule is reintroduced in Egypt
Alexander Nevsky, appointed grand prince of Vladimir in 1252, thrives by collaborating with the Mongols of the Golden Horde
A huge bronze sculpture, known as Daibutsu and cast in Kamakura, depicts Amida, the Amitabha Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism
Construction begins of two basilicas, one above the other on a hillside in Assisi, in memory of St Francis
The death of the last Hohenstaufen ruler, Conrad IV, leaves a vacancy on the German throne which is not filled for nineteen years
The pope, eager to fill the vacant throne of Sicily, offers it to a son of Henry III of England but gets no firm response
Hulagu and his horde of Mongols cross the Amu Darya river and move against Muslim Persia
Pope Alexander IV establishes a third order of preaching friars, the Augustinians
The Persian poet Sa'di publishes his Bustan ('Orchard'), a collection of moral tales in verse
Henry III accepts severe curtailment of his powers in the Provisions of Oxford, but then asks the pope to absolve him from his oath
When Hulagu and his Mongol army reach Baghdad, in 1258, it is said that 800,000 of the inhabitants are killed - and the caliph is kicked to death
Nicola Pisano completes a pulpit for Pisa, borrowing details from Roman sarcophagi - an early example of a new interest in the classical past
A new form of poetry is written in northern Italy, described later by Dante as a sweet new style - the dolce stil nuovo
The Bohemian prince Otakar II, ruler also of Austria, extends his territories after defeating the Hungarians at Kressenbrunn
Kublai Khan, a grandson of Genghis Khan, is elected Great Khan of the Mongols
At Ayn Jalut, near Nazareth, the Egyptian Mamelukes defeat the Mongol army of Hulagu - the first military setback for the Mongols
The Norwegian king, Haakon IV, annexes Iceland as his personal fief, bringing to an end the commonwealth established in AD 930
Pope Urban IV offers Sicily to a French prince, Charles of Anjou, who marches south in 1266 to fight for the kingdom
A Scottish victory over the Norwegians at Largs results in the recovery of the western isles
Kublai defeats his brother Ariq Böge and thus establishes his position as Great Khan of the Mongols
Simon de Montfort, leading the barons in rebellion, captures Henry III and his son Edward at Lewes
