1290

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century 13th century 14th century
Decades:	1270s 1280s 1290s 1300s 1310s
Years:	1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 1292 1293

1290 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1290 MCCXC
Ab urbe condita	2043
Armenian calendar	739 ԹՎ ՉԼԹ
Assyrian calendar	6040
Balinese saka calendar	1211–1212
Bengali calendar	697
Berber calendar	2240
English Regnal year	18 Edw. 1 – 19 Edw. 1
Buddhist calendar	1834
Burmese calendar	652
Byzantine calendar	6798–6799
Chinese calendar	己丑年 (Earth Ox) 3987 or 3780 — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 3988 or 3781
Coptic calendar	1006–1007
Discordian calendar	2456
Ethiopian calendar	1282–1283
Hebrew calendar	5050–5051
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1346–1347
- Shaka Samvat	1211–1212
- Kali Yuga	4390–4391
Holocene calendar	11290
Igbo calendar	290–291
Iranian calendar	668–669
Islamic calendar	688–689
Japanese calendar	Shōō3 (正応3年)
Javanese calendar	1200–1201
Julian calendar	1290 MCCXC
Korean calendar	3623
Minguo calendar	622 before ROC 民前622年
Nanakshahi calendar	−178
Thai solar calendar	1832–1833
Tibetan calendar	阴土牛年 (female Earth-Ox) 1416 or 1035 or 263 — to — 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) 1417 or 1036 or 264

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Europe

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July 10 – King Ladislaus IV (the Cuman) is assassinated at the castle of Körösszeg (modern Romania). He is succeeded by Andrew III (the Venetian), after an election by Hungarian nobles, who is crowned by Archbishop Lodomer as new ruler of Hungary and CroatiainSzékesfehérváronJuly 23.^[1]^[2]
December 18 – King Magnus III (Birgersson) dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by his 10-year-old son Birger (Magnusson). Although, Sweden is an elective monarchy, Birger had already been appointed heir to the throne in 1284.

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July 18 – Edict of Expulsion: King Edward I (Longshanks) orders all Jews (at this time probably numbering around 2,000) to leave the country by November 1 (All Saints' Day);^[3] on the Hebrew calendar this is Tisha B'Av, a day that commemorates many calamities. They are eventually allowed back in 1656.
Quia Emptores, a statute passed by Edward I (Longshanks), puts an end to the practice of subinfeudations. The statute allows land to be sold according to royal approval, as long as the new owner answers directly to his lord or the king.
September – The 7-year-old Margaret (Maid of Norway), queen-designate and heir to the crown of Scotland, dies en route to the British IslesinOrkney – leading to a succession crisis known as Competitors for the crown of Scotland.
November 28 – Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I (Longshanks), dies while traveling in the North. She has been suffering from illness for some time, and the cold and dampness of the winter months probably aggravate her condition.
December – Edward I (Longshanks) travels with the body of Eleanor of Castile from LincolntoLondon. Remembering his wife, Edward erects a series of crosses at each location that the body rests over night. These are known as the twelve Eleanor crosses.
Winter – The second of the Statutes of Mortmain are passed during the reign of Edward I (Longshanks), which prevents land from passing into the possession of the Church.

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June – Genoa concludes a new commercial treaty with the Mamluks; five galleys sent by King James II (the Just) join the Venetian Crusader fleet (some 20 ships) on its way to Acre. On board of the fleet are Italian urban militias and mercenary forces under Seneschal Jean I de Grailly, who have fought for the Papal States in the so-called Italian Crusades.^[4]
August – Italian Crusaders massacre Muslim merchants and peasants, and some local Christians in Acre. Some claim it began at a drunken party – others that a European husband found his wife making love to a Muslim. The barons and local knights try to rescue a few Muslims and take them to the safety of the castle, while some ringleaders are arrested.^[5]
August 30 – Survivors and relatives of the massacre at Acre take bloodstained clothing to Sultan Qalawun (the Victorious) in Cairo, who demands that the leaders of the riot be handed over for trial. But the nobles refuse to send the ringleaders, Qalawun now got legal clearance from the religious authorities in Cairo to break the truce with Crusader states.^[6]
October – Qalawun (the Victorious) orders a general mobilization of the Mamluk forces. In a council, is decided that a peace delegation is sent to Cairo under Guillaume de Beaujeu, Grand Master of the Knights Templar. But Qalawun demands huge compensation for those killed in Acre, and sends a Syrian army to the coast of Palestine, near Caesarea.^[7]
November 10 – Qalawun (the Victorious) dies as the Egyptian Mamluk army sets out for Acre. He is succeeded by his eldest son Al-Ashraf Khalil as ruler of the Mamluk Sultanate. Khalil orders his allies and tributaries in Syria to prepare for a campaign next spring. Governors and castle commanders are ordered to assemble siege equipment and armor.^[8]

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June 13 – Shamsuddin II, Mamluk ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, is murdered and succeeded by Jalal ud-Din Khalji (orFiruz Shah I), founder of the Khalji Dynasty. Ending Mamluk rule and instigating the Khalji Revolution.^[9]
September 27 – The 6.8 M_s  Zhili earthquake affects the province of ZhiliinChina, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 7,270–100,000 people.

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Art and Culture

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June 8 – Beatrice Portinari, muse of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, dies. In his Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia), he transforms his memory of Beatrice into an allegory of divine love.^[10]

Climate and Weather

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Year without winter – An exceptionally rare instance of uninterrupted transition, from autumn to the following spring, in England and the mainland of Western Europe.^[11]

Education

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March 1 – The University of Coimbra is founded in Lisbon by Denis I (the Poet King). He decrees that Portuguese is the official language of Portugal, replacing classical Latin in that capacity.

Literature

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Dnyaneshwari is written in India. This holy book is a commentary on Bhagvad Gita and is narrated by St. Dnyaneshwar.

January 3 – Constance of Portugal, queen consort of Castile (d. 1313)
January 6 – Otto Bodrugan, English landowner and politician (d. 1331)
June 23 – Jakushitsu Genkō, Japanese Rinzai master and poet (d. 1367)
August 4 – Leopold I (the Glorious), German nobleman (d. 1326)
October 15 – Anne of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (d. 1313)
December 24 – Khwaju Kermani, Persian poet and mystic (d. 1349)
Agnes Haakonsdatter, Norwegian noblewoman and princess (d. 1319)
Andrea Pisano (orPontedera), Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1348)
Barlaam of Seminara, Italian cleric, scholar and theologian (d. 1348)
Beatrice of Silesia, queen of Germany (House of Piast) (d. 1322)
Buton Rinchen Drub, Tibetan Buddhist religious leader (d. 1364)
Daichi Sokei, Japanese Buddhist monk, disciple and poet (d. 1366)
Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal, archbishop and co-ruler (d. 1354)
Guido Gonzaga, Italian nobleman and knight (condottiero) (d. 1369)
Hugues Quiéret, French nobleman, admiral and advisor (d. 1340)
Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish merchant and statesman (d. 1345)
Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio, Italian doctor and polymath (d. 1359)
Johannes de Muris, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1344)
John Maltravers, English nobleman, knight and governor (d. 1364)
John Parricida, German nobleman (House of Habsburg) (d. 1312)
Jyotirishwar Thakur, Indian playwright, poet and writer (d. 1350)
Ke Jiusi, Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher (d. 1343)
Kitabatake Tomoyuki, Japanese nobleman and poet (d. 1332)
Kujō Fusazane, Japanese nobleman, official and regent (d. 1327)
Peter of Castile, Spanish nobleman and prince (infante) (d. 1319)
Pierre Bercheure, French translator and encyclopaedist (d. 1362)
Rabbenu Yerucham, French rabbi and scholar (posek) (d. 1350)
Richard de Willoughby, English landowner and politician (d. 1362)
Rudolf Hesso, German nobleman (House of Zähringen) (d. 1335)
Sesson Yūbai, Japanese Buddhist monk, priest and poet (d. 1347)
Theodore I (Palaiologos), Byzantine nobleman and writer (d. 1338)
Willem van Duvenvoorde, Dutch nobleman and knight (d. 1353)

January 28 – Dervorguilla of Galloway, Scottish noblewoman (b. 1210)
February 3 – Henry XIII, German nobleman, co-ruler and knight (b. 1235)
March 24 – John dal Bastone, Italian monk, priest and preacher (b. 1200)
March 26 – John Kirkby, English bishop, vice-chancellor and statesman
April 26 – Gaston VII (Froissard), French nobleman and knight (b. 1225)
May 10 – Rudolf II, German nobleman (House of Habsburg) (b. 1270)
June 8 – Beatrice Portinari, Italian museofDante Alighieri (b. 1266)
June 13 – Shamsuddin II, Mamluk ruler of the Delhi Sultanate (b. 1285)
June 23 – Henryk IV (the Righteous), High Duke of Poland (b. 1258)
July 10 – Ladislaus IV (the Cuman), king of Hungary and Croatia (b. 1262)
September 26 – Margaret (Maid of Norway), queen of Scotland (b. 1283)
November 10 – Qalawun (the Victorious), Mamluk ruler of Egypt (b. 1222)
November 28 – Eleanor of Castile, queen consort of England (b. 1241)
December 18
- Herman I, German nobleman (House of Henneberg) (b. 1224)
- Magnus III (orI) (Birgersson), king of Sweden (b. 1240)
December 21 – Gerhard I, German nobleman, knight and regent (b. 1232)
Adelaide of Auxerre, French noblewoman and ruler (suo jure) (b. 1251)
Alice de Lusignan, French noblewoman (House of Lusignan) (b. 1236)
Cecilia Cesarini (orCaecilia), Italian noblewoman and nun (b. 1203)
Eison, Japanese Buddhist scholar-monk, disciple and priest (b. 1201)
Elizabeth the Cuman, queen of Hungary (House of Arpad) (b. 1244)
Fakhr al-Din Mustawfi, Persian finance minister, advisor and vizier

^ Engel, Pál (2001). The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526. I.B. Tauris Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 1-86064-061-3.

^ Bartl, Július; Čičaj, Viliam; Kohútova, Mária; Letz, Róbert; Segeš, Vladimír; Škvarna, Dušan (2002). Slovak History: Chronology & Lexicon. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Slovenské Pedegogické Nakladatel'stvo. p. 34. ISBN 0-86516-444-4.

^ Mundill, Robin R. (2002). England's Jewish Solution: Experiment and Expulsion, 1262-1290. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52026-6.

^ David Nicolle (2005). Osprey: Acre 1291 - Bloody sunset of the Crusader states, p. 49. ISBN 978-1-84176-862-5.

^ Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 343. ISBN 978-0-241-29877-0.

^ David Nicolle (2005). Osprey: Acre 1291 - Bloody sunset of the Crusader states, p. 52. ISBN 978-1-84176-862-5.

^ Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 343. ISBN 978-0-241-29877-0.

^ Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre, p. 344. ISBN 978-0-241-29877-0.

^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History, p. 80. Primus Books. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 151. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.

^ Kington, J. Climate and Weather, HarperCollins Publishers, 2010.

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