What happened in 1220?
Siege of Bukhara (1220), Battle of Lihula and Siege of Samarkand — among 41 events recorded in 1220. A further 5 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Siege of Bukhara (1220)
Seizure and destruction of Bukhara by Genghis Khan's Mongol army
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Battle of Lihula
1220 battle of the Northern Crusades
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Siege of Samarkand
1220 seizure and destruction of Samarkand by Genghis Khan's Mongol army
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Siege of Gurganj
1220 siege during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
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Siege of Khujand
1220 siege
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Siege of Nishapur
1221 siege during the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire
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Siege of Lavaur
1220 siege
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Mongol invasion of Khorasan
1220–1221 invasion
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Mongol invasions of Azerbaijan
1220–1356 invasions
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Attack on Limassol
Egyptian naval raid on Cyprus
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People 6
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Roger Bacon born
Born in Ilchester. English polymath, philosopher and friar (c.1219/20–c.1292).
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Brunetto Latini born
Born in Florence. Italian scholar and statesman, c. 1220–1294.
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Enzio of Sardinia born
Born in Cremona. Illegitimate son of Frederick II.
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Alexander Nevsky born
Born in Pereslavl-Zalessky. Political and military figure of Kievan Rus' (1246–1263).
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Martin IV born
Born in Touraine. Head of the Catholic Church from 1281 to 1285.
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Urraca of Castile died
Died in Coimbra. Queen of Portugal.
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Eberbach Abbey
Former monastery in the Rheingau
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St. John's Cathedral
Church in ’s-Hertogenbosch
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Église Saint-Pierre de l'Almanarre
Abbey located in Var, in France
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Notre-Dame d'Amiens
Cathedral located in Somme, in France
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Salisbury Cathedral
Church of England cathedral in Salisbury, England, UK
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Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Church located in Paris, in France
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Saint-Brieuc Cathedral
Cathedral located in Côtes-d'Armor, in France
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Architecture & Engineering 16
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York Minster
Cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon
Church located in Côte-d'Or, in France
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Old Tingelstad Church
Church building in Gran, Innlandet, Norway
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Snåsa Church
Church in Trøndelag, Norway
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Church of St Mary
Church building in Rye, United Kingdom
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St Helen's Church, Churchtown
Grade I listed church in Churchtown, Lancashire, England, UK
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St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Church in Derbyshire Dales, UK
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Karakorum
First capital of the Mongol empire, established in 1220
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Dunvegan Castle
Castle in Duirinish, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Dunstaffnage Castle
Castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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Chlemoutsi
Medieval castle in Elis regional unit, Greece
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Gutenfels Castle
Castle in Germany
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Rapperswil Castle
Castle in Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Château de Dourdan
Castle in France
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Carbury Castle
Castle in Carbury, Kildare, Ireland
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Château de Salm
Former castle in Alsace, France
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kingdom of Mapungubwe dissolved
Kingdom of Mapungubwe ceased to exist.
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Kingdom of Dambadeniya founded
Kingdom of Dambadeniya was founded, with its capital at Dambadeniya.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 5 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1220 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1220.
13th century 1
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Village church Niederwerbig
Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany
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1220s 4
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Sixth Crusade
13th-century military raid against Egyptians
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St. George's Church, Sélestat
Church located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Bolingbroke Castle
Castle in Bolingbroke, England
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Riedebeck village church
Listed hall church in Riedebeck, municipality of Heideblick, Brandenburg state, Germany
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