1274

This page relates to the year 1274 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Africa

  • the king of Ethiopia Yekouno Amlak request via the sovereign of the Yemen a new bishop with the sultan of Cairo, but this last refuses to give him satisfaction, because the Ethiopian sovereign makes the war with the Moslem princes established in the east of his kingdom, in particular the sultan of Ifat, which threatens the province of Choa.

Asia

  • November 20th: First unfruitful attempt at invasion of the Japan by the Mongolian : the invasion is pushed back with Tsushima partly by the typhoon ( Kamikaze , or wind of the gods ).

  • the province of the Yunnan, in China, is created by the Mongolian dynasty of the Yuan, a few years after the fall of the Royaume of Dali.
  • Died of the emperor Song of China Tou-tsong. Its minister Kia Sseu-CAT puts on the throne a four year old child.

  • With died of the djaghataïde Togatemur, Qaïdu puts Douwa, wire of Barak, on the throne of Transoxiane (fine in 1306). Douwa supports its suzerain in his claims under large khan.

The Middle East

  • Gregoire X in vain tries to associate the Mongolian Perse and the Byzantine emperor Michel Paléologue with the Croisade.

Europe

  • Charles Ier of Anjou, private from the support of the pope, must conclude a truce with Byzance which benefits from it to be reinforced in Albania and Morée while credits corsairs give again to him the control of the Aegean Sea.
  • the union of the Churches, purely policy, is understood neither by the clergy, nor of the Greek people. Initially rejected by the dissenting Greek States (Epire, Thessalie), it is given up by the pope and by Andronic II Paleologist as the political need is not felt any more.
  • the pope Gregoire X acquires the Comtat Venaissin.
  • Philippe III Bold the acquires the county of Nemours which it integrates into the royal Domaine.

  • Norwegian national Law: Magnus Lagaböter makes undertake an important work of coding. The provincial laws are transcribed and examined in order to lead to the establishment of a national legislation (end in 1277).

Art & culture

  • Completion of the heart of the Cathedral of Angers.

  • First known mention with Paris of the Festival of the Ox Gras, which will become, thereafter, the Fête of Paris within the framework of the very large Carnaval of Paris.

  • First drafting in French of the Large Chronicles of Saint-Denis.

  • Meeting of Dante with Beatrice, young woman whom he loves and which it exalte like a symbol of the divine grace in the Vita nuova and later in the Divine comedy .

Economy & company

  • Raised ten-per-cent taxes on the clergy to France (a tenth for six years).

Births in 1274

Death in 1274

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