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== Events ==
* [[Battle of the Sit River]] was fought in the northern part of the present-day [[Yaroslavl Oblast]] of [[Russia]] between the [[Mongol]] Hordes of [[Batu Khan]] and the Russians under [[Yuri II of Vladimir]] during the [[Mongol invasion]] of [[Russia]].
* In the [[Iberian peninsula]], [[James I of Aragon]] captures the city of [[Valencia]] September 28 from the [[Moors]]; the Moors retreat to [[Granada]].
* [[Mongols]] seize [[Moscow]], at that time a small town.
* [[Peterborough Cathedral]] is consecrated.
* The [[Khmer Empire|Khmers]] are expelled from [[Luang Phrabang]] in [[Laos]].
* The [[Sukhothai kingdom]] is founded in [[Thailand]].
* The seat of the patriarchate of [[Aquileia]] is transferred to [[Udine]].
* [[Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester|Simon de Montfort]] marries Eleanor, sister of [[Henry III of England]].
* [[The Battle of Örlygsstaðir]] takes place – it is the largest armed conflict in the history of [[Iceland]]

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