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13th century

Published on Sunday, February 12th 2006

Millennium: 2nd millennium

Centuries: 12th century 13th century 14th century

Decades: 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s
1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s 1290s

Categories: Births – Deaths
Establishments – Disestablishments

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 through 1300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. . In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages, and after its conquests in Asia the Mongol Empire stretched from Korea to Eastern Europe.

Events

Map of Eurasia circa 1200 C.E.

Map of Eurasia circa 1200 C.E.

The Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, overran most of Asia, thus creating the second largest empire to ever exist, surpassed only by the British Empire. They achieved this success in large part due to their amazing horse archers.

The Mongols, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, overran most of Asia, thus creating the second largest empire to ever exist, surpassed only by the British Empire. They achieved this success in large part due to their amazing horse archers.

Portrait of the Chinese Zen Buddhist Wuzhun Shifan, painted in 1238 AD, Song Dynasty.

Portrait of the Chinese Zen Buddhist Wuzhun Shifan, painted in 1238 AD, Song Dynasty.

Significant people

Queen Tamara

Queen Tamara

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and years

Decades and years

13th century
11th century<-[12th century][3]<- ↔ ->14th century–>15th century

1190s 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199

1200s 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209

1210s 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219

1220s 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229

1230s 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239

1240s 1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249

1250s 1250 1251 1252 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259

1260s 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269

1270s 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279

1280s 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289

1290s 1290 1291 1292 1293 1294 1295 1296 1297 1298 1299

1300s 1300 1301 1302 1303 1304 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309

Centuries and millennia

Millennium Century

BC

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AD

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4th 31st

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