What happened in 1242?
Battle of Taillebourg, Saintonge War and Battle of Grobnik field — among 24 events recorded in 1242.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of the Ice
1242 battle during Northern Crusades
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Battle of Taillebourg
1242 battle between England and France
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Saintonge War
Ended in a French victory at the Battle of Taillebourg
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Siege of Esztergom (1241)
1242 battle during the mongol invasion
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Siege of Tlemcen
1242 siege
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Battle of Grobnik field
1242 Croat-Mongol battle
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Siege of Erzurum
1242 siege against the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
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First Mongol invasion of Hungary
Invasion, 1241–42
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Mongol invasion of the Latin Empire
1242 invasion
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People 7
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Kamal al-Din bin Younis died
11th c. mathematician and chemist
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Georgios Pachymeres born
Born in Nicaea. Byzantine scholar (1242–1310).
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Chagatai Khan died
Died in Almaliq. Second son of Genghis Khan and Börte (1183–1242).
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Al-Mustansir died
Died in Baghdad. 36th and Penultimate Abbasid Caliph (r. 1226–1242).
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Juntoku died
Died in Sado Province. Emperor of Japan.
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Beatrice of Castile born
Born in Zaragoza. Queen of Portugal.
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Abd al-Wahid II died
Died in Marrakech. Almohad rival caliph (died 1242).
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Abbaye Nouvelle (Léobard, France)
Abbey located in Lot, in France
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Kloster Seligenporten
Monastery in Germany
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Avignonet massacre
Part of the Albigensian Crusade (1242)
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Fortress of Deva
Castle in Romania
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Al-Sharafiyah Madrasa
Madrassah school in Aleppo, Syria
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Jōten-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Castle of Lagopesole
Castle in Avigliano, Italy
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Empires & Countries 1
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Kingdom of the Algarve founded
Kingdom of the Algarve was founded, with its capital at Silves.
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