1256
For broader historical context, see 13th century.
Events
EuropeApril 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order.The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus. Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians.
AsiaOctober - Mongol commander Baiju (operating under Hulagu Khan's command) leads his forces in a victory over Kay Ka'us II of the Sultanate of Rüm, thereby capturing Anatolia.December 15 - Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran.Hulagu Khan establishes the Ilkhanate dynasty of Persia, which will become one of four main divisions of the Mongol Empire.The Japanese Kencho era ends, and the Kogen era begins.
BirthsRobert, Count of Clermont, founder of the House of BourbonSaint Gertrude
Deaths January 28 - William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany September 1 - Kujo Yoritsune, fourth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan October 14 - Kujo Yoritsugu, fifth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan William of Kilkenny, Lord Chancellor of England Johannes de Sacrobosco, English scholar
See also
List of state leaders in 1256
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