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1251

Mindaugas of Lithuania is baptized, in prelude to his crowning as King of Lithuania in 1253

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1250

December 13 - Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, dies, beginning a 23-year-long interregnum known as the Great Interregnum. Frederick II is the last Holy Roman Emperor of the Hohenstaufen dynasty; after the interregnum, the empire passes to the Habsburgs.

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1249

Roger Bacon publishes a major scientific work, including writings of convex lens spectacles for treating long-sightedness and the first publication of the formula for gunpowder in the western world

hehe oops, thanks K

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I think you meant to type 1249, right, me goil??? :)


1248

Roger Bacon publishes the formula for black powder in Europe.


Quite the busy fellow, isn't he? :winky:

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1247

Song Ci publishes the Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified, a book considered to be the first monographic work on forensic medicine

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1246

Duke Frederick II dies, ending the Babenberg dynasty in Austria

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1245

First Council of Lyon: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II is excommunicated and deposed, and the Seventh Crusade is proclaimed

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1244

Dogen Zenji establishes the Eiheiji temple in Japan, thus founding the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism. He is most known for the Treasury of the Eye of the True Dharma or Shōbōgenzō, a collection of ninety-five fascicles concerning Buddhist practice and enlightenment

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1243

June 25 - Pope Innocent IV succeeds Pope Celestine IV as the 180th pope

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1242

Patrick de Dunbar, 8th Earl of March, is born. He was the most important magnate in the border regions of Scotland. He was one of the Competitors for the Crown of Scotland.