This page relates to the year 1303 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Asia

  • With the Japan, Hôjô Takatoki, last regent Hôjô, seizes the power (fine in 1333).
  • Douwa, khan of Transoxiane, persuades its suzerain Djeper, wire of Qaïdu, to recognize the suzerainty of the dynasty Yuan.

  • an army djaghataïde of 120.000 men directed by Turgaï walk against Delhi which it besieges during several months. Not being able to demolish the walls of the city, the Mongolian are withdrawn, after having ransacked all the area and the Penjab.

  • the sultan of Delhi Ala ED-DIN Muhammad Khiji seizes the fortress Rajput of Chitor which is defended heroically.

The Middle East and Arab world

  • New Persian projection of the Mongols of pushed back by the Mamelukes with Chaqah.

  • the last Saljûqide of Rum dies without descent. The country is divided into a score of principalities turkmenes.

Europe

  • February 24th: Victoire of the Scot on English with the battle of Roslin.
  • April 4th: Died of Othon IV of Trawl-net, “titular” count of Trawl-net (1267 -1303), and count de Bourgogne (1279 -1303). His wife Mahaut d' Artois is entitled countess of Artois, palatine Burgundy and rams Salins.
  • May: Beginning of a campaign of Edouard Ier of England in Scotland (fine in 1304).
  • May 20th: Treaty of Paris between Philippe IV Beautiful the and Edouard Ier of England. France restores the Aquitaine (the Guyenne ), provided that the king of England pays homage for his continental possessions.
  • May 26th: Élizabeth Ryksa wife Venceslas II and is crowned queen of Bohemia and Poland.
  • Excommunication of king de France.
  • September 7th: Attentat of Anagni Philippe IV Beautiful the of France makes stop the pope Boniface VIII by Guillaume de Nogaret.
    • Guillaume de Nogaret, sent by Philippe the Beautiful one to seize themselves of the pope Boniface VIII and to summon it to go to the general council, forces the doors of the pontifical residence of Anagni with a troop of henchmen recruited by Sciarra Colonna (7 September 9th). Is the pope maltreated (slapped with an iron gantelet?) and decree. Released the following day, he will die shortly after in Rome (October 11th) of the continuations of this shock (?). Its successor will join again with Philippe the Beautiful one.
  • October 22nd: Beginning of the Pontificate of Benoit XI (until in 1305).

Worsen Byzantine

  • the Byzantine Empire falls under the hand from the Almogavre S (until in 1311).
    • Andronic II Paleologist recruiting against the Turks Almogavres, of the companies of Catalan, Aragonese and Navarrese truck drivers discharged after the peace of Catalbellotta (1302).
  • Earthquake with Crystallized (Crete) which makes 4000 victims. The city counts 10000 inhabitants, extends on 78 ha and its population does not cease increasing in spite of the seism and the plague of 1348.
  • Génois obtain from Andronic II the right to close wall their counter of Péra-Galata.

Russia

Arts & culture

  • the Italian painter Giotto paints the fresco of the vault of the Arena with Padoue.
  • Duns Scot is banished of France to have refused to give its support for Philippe IV in his quarrel with the pope Boniface VIII about the lifting of the ten-per-cent taxes. After a short exile, Duns Scot turns over to Paris where he teaches until in 1307.
  • April 20th: Foundation of the university of Rome by the pope Boniface VIII (Theology and Right).

Sciences & technology

  • the Mathématicien Chinese Zhu Shijie makes appear its Miroir of jade of the four principle .
  • First appearance of artillery in Europe.

Economy

  • Duns Scot denounces the dangers which to the company the speculators make run.
  • the order of Templiers becomes official organization of credit in the kingdom of France.
  • Appearance of the Fouage in France, tax due either by tenants or the vassal ones, but by subjects (raised royal distributed by fire between the families of the kingdom, which is still irregular).
  • Carta Mercatoria , charter granting to the merchants hanséates and Italian extraterritoriality in England within districts reserved, as well as the exemption of any direct tax in exchange of the collection of duties on the goods which they make forward.

Births in 1303

Death in 1303

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