1213
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| Centuries: | 12th century - 13th century - 14th century |
| Decades: | 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s |
| Years: | 1210 1211 1212 - 1213 - 1214 1215 1216 |
1213 is a year in the 13th century.
[change] Events
- May 30 - Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.
- September 12 - Battle of Muret; The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of Raymond VI of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon defeated by the Albigensian Crusade under Simon de Montfort
- Jin China is overrun by Mongols under Ghengis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only Beijing remained free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.
- Pope Innocent III issues a charter, calling for the Fifth Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.
[change] Births
- March 9 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (died 1271)
- June 10 - Fakhruddin 'Iraqi, Persian philosopher and Sufi mystic
[change] Deaths
- September 12 - King Peter II of Aragon (killed in battle) (born 1174)
- September 24 - Gertrude of Merania, wife of Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (born 1185)
- October 10 - Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine
- Dowsprunk, Grand Prince of Lithuania
- Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex
- Sharafeddin Tusi, Persian mathematician (born 1135)
