1249

For broader historical context, see 1240s and 13th century.

Years: 1246 1247 1248 - 1249 - 1250 1251 1252
Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Events

February 16 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by King Louis IX of France as an ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols.
August 15 - The First Battle of Athenry is fought in Galway, Ireland.
University College, the first College at Oxford, is founded with money gifted from the estate of William of Durham.
The Moors lose possession of Alicante in Al-Andalus (Islamic Spain).
King Afonso III of Portugal captures Faro, Portugal from the Moors.
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.
The city of Mystras, Greece is fortified and a palace is constructed there by William II Villehardouin.
The city of Stralsund (in present-day Germany) is burned to the ground by forces from the rival city of Lübeck.
Swedish statesman Birger Jarl subjugates the province of Tavastia in Finland, laying the foundations for Sweden's expansionism.
Alphonse of Toulouse orders the expulsion of Jews from Poitou, France.

Pho Khun Si Indrathit becomes the first king of the Sukhothai kingdom, marking the founding of the modern Thai nation.
The Hikitsuke, a judicial organ of the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates of Japan, is established.
The Japanese Hoji era ends, and the Kencho era begins.

King Louis IX of France captures Damietta in Egypt, the first major military engagement of the Seventh Crusade.