Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s - 1290s - 1300s 1310s 1320s 1330s 1340s
Years: 1290Events King Edward I of England banishes all Jews from Britain. University of Lisbon founded. Births Deaths December 18 Magnus I of Sweden, king of Sweden 1275- 1290 Eleanor of Castile 1290. 1291Events May 10 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. August 1 The Swiss Confederation is formed by Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (the Letter of Alliance). The Sultan of Egypt Khalil captures Acre, ending the Crusader Kingdom o 1292Events November 17 ( Julian calendar) John Balliol becomes King of Scotland. Births Deaths April 4 Pope Nicholas IV 1292. 1293Events May 20 King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Study of General Schools of Alcala. Births Deaths 1293. 1294Events Catholicos of Armenia returns to Sis Pope Boniface VIII becomes Pope Births Charles IV of France Deaths John I of Brabant Roger Bacon English philosopher and scientist Kublai Khan 1294. 1295Events Mongol leader Ghazan Khan is converted to Islam, ending a line of Tantric Buddhist leaders. Philip IV of France and Pope Boniface VIII begin having disagreements. Jayavarman VIII of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia abdicates. Marco Polo returns to Ital 1296Events April 27 Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. Ala al-Din Khalji succeeds to the Delhi Sultanate, as a member of the Khilji dynasty. Births Gregory Palamas Deaths May 19 Pope Celestine V 1296. 1297Events 8 January Monaco gains independence. William Wallace begins his revolt against the English. Canonization of Louis IX, King of France 11 September Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots of William Wallace defeat English. Births Emperor Hanazono of Japan D 1298 1299
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