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Years: 1240Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn "The Great" Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelo 1241Events April 11 Mongols under the command of Batu defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the Battle of Muhi. Mongols of Golden Horde defeat feudal nobility including Knights Templar in the battle of Liegnitz Births Deaths April 9 Henry the Pious, Duke of Silesia Au 1242Events April 5 During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. Emperor Go-Saga ascends to the throne of Japan. Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde at Sarai. Cleves, Germany is chartered a 1243Events Innocent IV was elected pope. Castile captures the city of Murcia from the Moors. Births Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferdinand III, 1244Events Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls. Births Deaths March 1 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200) Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Cast 1245Events Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso. The rebuilding of Westminster Abbey is started. Pope Innocent IV sends two missions to the Mongol Khan, suggesting that the Mongols convert to Christianity. Births April 1246Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga of Japan. Emperor Go-Fukakusa ascends to the throne of Japan. Sainte-Chapelle built. Births Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile Ferd 1247Events Shams ad-Din disappears resulting in Jalal Uddin Rumi writing 30,000 verses of poetry about his disappearance. Romford, London, England is chartered as a market town. Bedlam becomes part of London. Thuringian War of Succession begins. Ch'in Chiu-Sh 1248 1249

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