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This page relates to the year 1234 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Africa

Soundiata Keïta, surviving exiled dynasty Keita decimated by the king of Sosso, founds the Empire of Mali which will last until worms 1500. It joins together an army made up of refugees Mandingues, and goes on its capital Diériba, which it takes again to the king Sosso, Soumangourou Kante, with the catch with the revolt of the Mandé.

Asia

the Mongolian S take Kaifeng and reverse the dynasty Jin in China of North.

the dynasty of the Song offers to the Mongolian to be combined to beat the Djürchet definitively. The two armies seize in spring the last fortress Djürchet. The last king Jin commits suicide. Song, pretexting the insufficient reward received for their assistance, attack their old allies. Ögödei penetrates in the China of Song.

The Middle East

Europe

May 8th: The Navarre passes to the hands counts de Champagne. Thibaud de Champagne (1201 - 1253) is crowned king de Navarre after the death of Sanche VII of Navarre.
April 25th: Majority of Louis IX of France.
May 27th: Louis IX wife Marguerite of Provence to Direction.
July: Tender of Pierre Ier of Brittany to Louis IX of France.

Foundation of Stralsund on the Baltic by the Germans.
the pope Gregoire IX concedes with the teutonic Chevaliers the privilege of Rieti which makes their future conquests a “ field of Saint Pierre ”, escaping suzerainty from the emperor.
Meeting with Nicée of an oecumenical synod to discuss unleavened bread and Filioque.
Crusade against the Bogomile S in Bosnia (fine in 1239).

Arts & culture

Dominican the Raymond de Penafort compiles on the order of the Pape Gregoire IX, the Decretales Gregorii , second book of the Corpus Iuris canonici . They make formal prohibition with laic be involved in the bishop nomination.
Canonization of holy Dominique.
Composition of one song to the glory of Mahomet by Al Farid.
Construction of the side chapels of Notre-Dame de Paris.
In Germany, the Cathédrale of Worms is completed.

Inventions

the impression of Buddhist texts, using mobile characters of wood, starts in Korea (dynasty Koryŏ).

Births in 1234

Death in 1234

May 7th: Otto Ier de Méranie, duke of Méranie, Count Palatine of Burgundy.
June 18th: Chukyo, 85e Emperor of the Japan.
Bahzeddin Ibn Chaddad (born in 1145), adviser of Saladin, author of a biography of the sultan.

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