History
 

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World

General

Population: 413 Million*
  • Entertainment: Master of Naumburg sculpts at Meissen, Mainz and Naumburg
  • Religion: Death of Pope Gregory IX – Pope Celestine IV (Goffredo Castiglioni) reigns for 17 days and dies
  • Technology: German Hanseatic League introduces rudder and bowsprit for sailing
  • Deaths: Snorri Sturluson the Icelandic poet and historian, Pope Gregory IX, Mongol leader Ogadai Khan

Asia

  • Mongols ravage E Europe and annex Russian principalities

Europe

  • General: Battle of Leignitz, Silesia – Mongols defeat Germans, invade Poland and Hungary, but death of leader Ughetai (Ogodai) forces them to withdraw from Europe
  • German States: Lubeck and Hamburg form a Hansa (association) for trade and mutual protection



 
 
 
 
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