1293

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For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century.

Years: 1290 1291 1292 - 1293 - 1294 1295 1296

Decades: 1260s 1270s 1280s - 1290s - 1300s 1310s 1320s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1293 state leaders

Events

• May 20 - King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Studium General, forerunner to the modern Complutense University of Madrid.
• May 20 - An earthquake in Kamakura, Japan kills an estimated 30,000.
• December - Mamluk sultan of Egypt Khalil is assassinated by his regent Baydara, who briefly claims the sultanate before being assassinated himself by a rival political faction.
• Torkel Knutsson leads Sweden in beginning the Third Swedish Crusade against unchristianized Finnish Karelia.
• Dante Alighieri completes the book of verse La Vita Nuova.
• The Hindu Majapahit Empire of the Malay archipelago is founded by Kertarajasa, who exploits internal conflict and Mongol intervention to defeat the Singhasari kingdom and establish the empire.
• The Japanese era Shōō ends, and the Einin era begins.

Births

• Margaret de Clare, English noblewoman (died 1342)
• Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (died 1316)
• Philip V of France (died 1322)
• Philip VI of France (died 1350)
• John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic (approximate date; died 1381)
• Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland (died 1326)

Deaths

• May 2 - Meir of Rothenburg, German rabbi (born c. 1215)
• Henry of Ghent, philosopher (born c. 1217)
• Khalil, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
• David VI Narin, King of Georgia (born 1225)
• Dmitry of Pereslavl, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal
• William of Rubruck, Franciscan missionary (approximate date; born c. 1220)