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[[File:Bataille du Terek (1262).jpeg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Hulagu Khan]] is defeated by his cousin [[Berke Khan]] at the [[Te1262rek (river)|Terek River]] (1262).]]
Year '''1262''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCLXII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]].
== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Mongol Empire ====
* [[Berke–Hulagu war|Berke–Hulagu War]]: Mongol forces under [[Berke Khan]], ruler of the [[Golden Horde]], raid territory in the [[Caucasus]] belonging to his cousin [[Hulagu Khan]], ruler of the [[Ilkhanate]]. Berke supports the Georgian rebels and allies with the Mamluks. He defeats the Ilkhanate forces on the [[Terek (river)|Terek River]], together with the Mamluk army led by [[Baibars]] (or '''Abu al-Futuh'''), saving [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] from Ilkhanate occupation.
==== Europe ====
* [[March 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Hausbergen]]: The [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] of [[Strasbourg]] defeat a German army of knights (some 5,000 men) under Bishop [[List of bishops, prince-bishops and archbishops of Strasbourg|Walter of Geroldseck]]. Strasbourg becomes an [[imperial Free City]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
* May &ndash; King [[Alfonso X of Castile|Alfonso X]] ('''the Wise''') of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]], at a meeting in [[Jaén, Spain|Jaén]], demands military support from [[Muhammad I of Granada|Muhammad I]], ruler of [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]], and relenquishes the ports of [[Tarifa]] and [[Algeciras]] to prepare an invasion of [[North Africa]].
* [[September 14]] &ndash; Castilian-Leonese forces led by Alfonso X ('''the Wise''') conquer [[Cádiz]], the city has been under Moorish rule since [[AD 711|711]]. The Muslims are ousted, and Alfonso repopulates the region (also called the [[Repoblación]]).<ref>O'Callaghan, Joseph F. (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 32. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-4302-4}}.</ref>
* The [[Icelandic Commonwealth]] enters into the [[Old Covenant (Iceland)|Old Covenant]] (also called ''Gissurarsáttmáli''), establishing a union with [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]], and acknowledges King [[Haakon IV of Norway|Haakon IV]] ('''the Old''') as its ruler.
* King [[Mindaugas]] renounces [[Christianity]], returning to his [[Paganism|pagan]] roots, and reverting to Grand Duke of [[Lithuania]].
==== Levant ====
* [[Al-Hakim I]], a member of the [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid Dynasty]], travels to [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] and is proclaimed as caliph of [[Cairo]] in succession to his former rival [[Al-Mustansir II]]. After his arrival, he is imprisoned at the [[Cairo Citadel|Citadel of Cairo]] by orders of Sultan [[Baibars]] and released in  [[1296]] by Sultan [[Lajin]].
==== Asia ====
* King [[Mangrai]] of the [[Lan Na|Lan Na Kingdom]] (modern [[Northern Thailand]]) founds the city of [[Chiang Rai]], as the kingdom's capital.
=== By topic ===
==== Arts and Culture ====
* [[Adam de la Halle]], French [[trouvère]] and musician, writes the first [[operetta]], ''"Le Jeu de la Feuillee"''.
==== Markets ====
* The [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] Senate starts consolidating all of the city's outstanding debt into a single fund, later known as the ''Monte Vecchio''. The holders of the newly created ''prestiti'' are promised a 5% annual coupon. These claims can be sold, and quickly (before [[1320]]) give rise to the first recorded secondary market for financial assets, in [[Middle Ages|Medieval Europe]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Munro|first=John H.|title=The Medieval Origins of the Financial Revolution|journal=The International History Review|year=2003|volume=15|issue=3|pages=506–562}}</ref>
==== Religion ====
* [[Richard of Chichester]] is [[Canonization|canonized]] as a saint; he is best known for authoring the prayer later adapted into the song ''Day by Day'', in the musical ''[[Godspell]]''.
==== Science and Technology ====
* Alfonso X ('''the Wise''') commissions [[Yehuda ben Moshe]] and [[Isaac ibn Sid]] to compile the [[Alfonsine Tables]], describing the movement of the planets.<ref>Williams, Hywel (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 145. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>
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== Births ==
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings|John Hastings]], English [[Nobility|nobleman]] and knight (d. [[1313]])
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Ladislaus IV of Hungary|Ladisslaus IV]] ('''the Cuman'''), king of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]] (d. [[1290]])
* [[October 18]] &ndash; [[Ranulph Neville, 1st Baron Neville|Ranulph Neville]] (or '''Ralph'''), English nobleman (d. [[1331]])
* [[Bérenger de Landore]], French preacher and archbishop (d. [[1330]])
* [[Elisabeth of Carinthia, Queen of the Romans|Elisabeth of Carinthia]] (or '''Tyrol'''), queen of [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] (d. [[1312]])
* [[Guan Daogao]], Chinese calligrapher, poet and painter (d. [[1319]])
* [[Guan Daosheng]], Chinese painter, poet and writer (d. 1319)
* [[John II of Trebizond|John II]] ('''Megas Komnenos'''), emperor of [[Empire of Trebizond|Trebizond]] (d. [[1297]])
* [[John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos|John of Castile]], Spanish prince (''[[infante]]'') and [[regent]] (d. 1319)
* [[Takatsukasa Kanetada]], Japanese nobleman (''[[kugyō]]'') ((d. [[1301]])
* [[U Tak]] (or '''Woo Tak'''), Korean scholar and philosopher (d. [[1342]])
* [[William de Cantilupe, 1st Baron Cantilupe|William de Cantilupe]], Norman nobleman and knight (d. [[1308]])
== Deaths ==
* [[April 23]] &ndash; [[Giles of Assisi]], companion of [[Francis of Assisi]] (b. [[1190]])
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[John Climping]], English cleric, chancellor and bishop
* [[June 23]] &ndash; [[Siemowit I of Masovia|Siemowit I]], Polish nobleman and knight ([[Piast dynasty|House of Piast]])
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Henry Wingham]], English [[Lord Chancellor]] and bishop
* [[July 14]] &ndash; [[Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester|Richard de Clare]], English nobleman and knight (b. [[1222]])
* [[August 24]] &ndash; [[Robert de Mariscis]], English priest and archdeacon
* [[September 1]] &ndash; [[Blessed Giuliana of Collalto|Giuliana of Collalto]], Italian [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbess
* [[September 12]] &ndash; [[Baldwin de Redvers, 7th Earl of Devon|Baldwin de Redvers]], English nobleman (b. [[1236]])
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Princess Teruko|Teruko]], Japanese princess and empress (b. [[1224]])
* [[December 13]] &ndash; [[Giles of Bridport]], English archdeacon and bishop
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[Bahauddin Zakariya]], Ghurid scholar and poet
* [[Ibn al-Adim]], Syrian diplomat, biographer and historian (b. [[1192]])
* [[Izz al-Din ibn 'Abd al-Salam]], Syrian jurist and theologian (b. [[1181]])
* [[Matilda II, Countess of Nevers|Matilda II]] (or '''Maud'''), French noblewoman and regent (b. [[1235]])
* [[Mem Soares de Melo, 1st Lord de Melo|Mem Soares de Melo]], Portuguese nobleman and knight (b. [[1200]])
* [[Peter de Rivaux]], English High Sheriff and [[Lord High Treasurer]]
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