1286
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For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century.
| Years: 1283 1284 1285 - 1286 - 1287 1288 1289 | |
| Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s - 1280s - 1290s 1300s 1310s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1286 state leaders | |
Events
- March 7 - The Catholicon, a religious Latin dictionary, is completed by John Balbi of Genoa.
- March 19 - King Alexander III of Scotland dies in a horse accident with only the 3-year-old Margaret of Scotland as an heir; this sets the stage for the First war of Scottish Independence and increased influence of England over Scotland.
- In Laos, King Panya Leng is overthrown in a coup d'etat led by his son Panya Khamphong, which is likely to have been supported by the regionally dominant Mongol Empire (Yuan dynasty of China).
- King Philip IV of France imposes the gabelle — a tax on salt in the form of a state monopoly — which would become immensely unpopular and grossly unequal, but persist until 1790.
- Prussians settled in exile in Serbia stage a famous uprising.
- Kublai Khan plots a final Mongol invasion of Japan, but aborts the plan due to a lack of necessary resources.
- King Rudolph I of Germany declares all Jews to be "serfs of the Treasury", thus negating all their political freedoms.
- In Glasgow, the wooden Glasgow Bridge is constructed to span the River Clyde.
Births
- March 8 - John III, Duke of Brittany (died 1341)
- June 30 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (died 1347)
- James Douglas the Black, Scottish patriot (died 1330)
- Hugh the younger Despenser (died 1326)
- Frederick I of Austria (died 1330)
- William III, Count of Holland (died 1337)
Deaths
- March 19 - Alexander III of Scotland (born 1241)
- July 30 - Bar-Hebraeus, Syrian scholar (born 1226)
- October 8 - John I, Duke of Brittany (born 1217)
- November 9 - Roger Northwode, English statesman (born 1230)
- Abul-Faraj, Armenian historian (born 1226)
- Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely
- Eric V of Denmark (born 1249)
- William of Moerbeke, English Dominican classicist (born 1215)



