What happened in 1215?
Signing of the Magna Carta, First Barons' War and Siege of Zhongdu — among 28 events recorded in 1215. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Signing of the Magna Carta
King John of England signs the Magna Carta, limiting royal power and laying groundwork for constitutional law.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Siege of Zhongdu
Siege in 1215 between the Mongols and the Jurchen Jin Dynasty
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Battle of Lehola
1215 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian Crusade
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Battle of Riga
1215 attempt by native Estonian forces to repel the Crusader knights and their allies during the Livonian Crusade
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First Barons' War
Civil war in the Kingdom of England (1215-1217)
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People 8
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Ali ibn Abi Bakr al-Harawi died
Persian traveller and poet
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John XXI born
Born in Lisbon. Pope (1276-1277).
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Ibn al-Nafis born
Born in Damascus. Arab polymath and physician (1213–1288).
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William of Moerbeke born
Born in Morbecque. 13th-century Flemish translator of Greek into Latin (1215–1286).
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Kublai Khan born
Born in Mongol Empire. Founding emperor of the Yuan dynasty, grandson of Genghis Khan (1215–1294).
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Celestine V born
Born in Sant'Angelo Limosano. 13th‑century Italian hermit and founder of the Celestines, Catholic saint, first pope to resign.
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Mencia Lopez de Haro born
Born in Biscay. Queen of Portugal.
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Dafydd ap Llywelyn born
Born in Wales. 13th-century Welsh monarch.
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Fourth Council of the Lateran
Synod
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San Giovanni in Fiore Abbey
Building in San Giovanni in Fiore, Italy
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Auxerre Cathedral
Cathedral located in Yonne, in France
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Cathedral of the Dormition
Cathedral in Yaroslavl, Russia
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St. Michael's Church in Yaroslavl
Church in Yaroslavl, Russia
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St. Gertrude's Abbey
Abbey in Leuven, Belgium
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Martinskirche
Church in Marburg, Hesse, Germany
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Geghard
Cultural heritage monument of Armenia
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Al-Adiliyah Madrasa
Madrassah school in Damascus, Syria
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Zenpuku-in Temple
Buddhist temple dedicated to Shakyamuni Tathāgata in Kainan, Japan
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Oliver Cromwell's House
Cromwell's family home in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 4
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Marinid dynasty founded
Marinid dynasty was founded, with its capital at Fez.
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Jaffna kingdom founded
Jaffna kingdom was founded, with its capital at Nallur.
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Eastern Xia founded
Eastern Xia was founded, with its capital at Ussuriysk.
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Ghurid Empire dissolved
Ghurid Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Lahore.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1215 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1215.
1210s 2
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Nicholas III born
Born in Rome. Pope from 1277 to 1280.
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Saint Nicolaus church ruin in Visby
Church building in Gotland Municipality, Sweden
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