1280
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For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century.
| Years: 1277 1278 1279 - 1280 - 1281 1282 1283 | |
| Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s - 1280s - 1290s 1300s 1310s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1280 state leaders | |
Events
- Construction on the northern section of the Grand Canal of China is begun.
- The final expansion of the Lincoln Cathedral is completed.
- King Magnus I of Sweden founds a Swedish nobility by enacting a law accepting a contribution of a cavalry-member in lieu of ordinary tax payments.
- King Edward I of England forms the Court of King's Bench to hear petitions for justice instead of the king hearing them himself.
- The Wolf minimum of solar activity begins (approximate date).
- The Asen dynasty of tsars of Bulgaria ends.
- The Egyptian city of Al Mansurah is founded.
- Syria attempts to secede from the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt, but Qalawun defeats the rebels and keeps Syria within the Egyptian sultanate.
- The second of two main surveys of the Hundred Rolls, an English census seen as a follow up to the Domesday Book completed in 1086, is completed; it began in 1279.
Births
- Birger of Sweden (died 1321)
- Wu Zhen, Chinese painter (died 1354)
Deaths
- August 22 - Pope Nicholas III (born 1218)
- November 15 - Albertus Magnus, German theologian
- Magnus VI of Norway



