1277
EventsThe philosophical doctrine Averroism is banned from Paris by bishop Etienne Tempier.Burma's Pagan empire begins to disintegrate after being defeated by Kublai Khan at Ngasaungsyan, near the Chinese border. The Khan ordered the invasion after the Burmese refused to pay tribute.Llywelyn ap Gruffyd is subdued in the First Welsh War.Nicholas III succeeds John XXI as pope.Ramkhamhaeng the Great becomes ruler of the Sukhothai kingdom.St George's cross is first used as the flag of England.
Births Deaths May 20 - Pope John XXI (b. 1215) July 1 - Baibars, Mameluk sultan of Egypt (b. 1223) October 27 - Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor and founder of Merton College Thomas Agni of Cosenza, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
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