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| Years: 1290 1291 1292 - 1293 - 1294 1295 1296 | |
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| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
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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)
- Dmitri of Pereslavl, Grand Duke of Vladimir-Suzdal
- William of Rubruck, Franciscan missionary (approximate date; born c. 1220)
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