Editing 1247 (section)

=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[War of the Thuringian Succession]]: The claims on the [[Ludovingians]]' inheritance after the death of [[Henry Raspe]], landgrave of [[Thuringia]], leads to a dispute over the succession territories of Thuringia and [[Hesse]], between his niece [[Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of Brabant|Sophie of Thuringia]] and her cousin [[Henry III, Margrave of Meissen|Henry III]] ("the Illustrious"), who claim the territories as fiefs of the [[Electorate of Mainz]]. 
* Rome becomes 2000 years old.
* [[July 2]] &ndash; King [[Béla IV of Hungary|Béla IV]] grants territories to the [[Knights Hospitaller]] in the [[Banate of Severin]] and Hungarian [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cumania|Cumania]] (according to a document called the [[Diploma of the Joannites]]), makes an early mention of [[Litovoi]] and other [[Vlachs|Vlach]]/Romanian local rulers, in [[Wallachia]] and [[Transylvania]].
* Summer &ndash; [[Siege of Seville]]: Castilian forces under King [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Ferdinand III]] ("the Saint") begin to besiege [[Seville]], the city is isolated and [[Ramón de Bonifaz]] sails with 13 galleys up the [[Guadalquivir|Guadalquivir River]] to scatter some 40 smaller Almohad ships trying to oppose him (with many destroyed).<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan (2004). ''Reconquest and crusade in Medieval Spain'', pp. 113–116. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-1889-3}}.</ref>
* [[December 1]] &ndash; A rebellion arises among the Muslim subjects in the region of [[Valencia]]. As a punishment, King [[James I of Aragon]] ("the Conqueror"), issues an order of expulsion of the Muslims from his realm, leading numerous people into exile in [[Kingdom of Granada|Andalusia]] and [[North Africa]].<ref name=negotiating>{{cite book|last=de Epalza|first=Miguel|title=Negotiating cultures: bilingual surrender treaties in Muslim-Crusader Spain under James the Conqueror|year=1999|publisher=Brill|isbn=90-04-11244-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IjFacnscoBIC&q=Treaty+of+Alcaraz+1243|page=108}}</ref>

==== Levant ====
* [[June 17]] &ndash; Egyptian forces under Sultan [[As-Salih Ayyub]] capture [[Tiberias]] and his castle. [[Mount Tabor]] and [[Belvoir Castle (Israel)|Belvoir Castle]] are occupied soon afterward. Next, Ayyub moves his army to siege [[Ascalon]] – which is defended by a garrison of Knights Hospitaller. They summon the help from [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] and [[Kingdom of Cyprus|Cyprus]].<ref>Irwin, Robert (1986). ''The Middle East in the Middle Ages: The Early Mamluk Sultanate, 1250–1382'', p. 19. Southern Illinois University Press/Croom Helm. {{ISBN|1-5974-0466-7}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; King [[Henry I of Cyprus|Henry I]] ("the Fat") sends a Cypriot squadron of 8 galleys with 100 knights led by [[Baldwin of Ibelin, Seneschal of Cyprus|Baldwin of Ibelin]], to Acre. With the support of the Italian colonists, they fitted out 7 more galleys and some 50 lighter ships, to relieve the siege at Ascalon – which is now blockaded by the Egyptian fleet.<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 191. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref>
* The Egyptian fleet (some 20 galleys) confronts the Crusader ships led by Baldwin of Ibelin at Ascalon. But before contact is made, it is caught in a sudden Mediterranean storm. Many of the Muslim ships are driven ashore and wrecked; the survivors sail back to [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]].
* [[October 15]] &ndash; Egyptian forces under As-Salih Ayyub capture Ascalon by surprise – while a battering-ram forces a passageway under the walls right into the citadel. Most of the defenders are massacred, and the remainder of the garrison is taken prisoner.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 192. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref>

==== British Isles ====
* [[Battle of Ballyshannon (1247)|Battle of Ballyshannon]]: Norman forces under [[Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly|Maurice FitzGerald]] defeat a Gaelic army near [[Ballyshannon]] in northern [[Ireland]]. After the battle, the entire country of [[County Donegal|Donegal]] is devastated and plundered by the Normans.
* The [[Bethlem Royal Hospital]] is founded in [[London]] during the reign of King [[Henry III of England|Henry III]].
* [[Romford]] (located within [[Greater London]]) is chartered as a market town.

==== Asia ====
* The [[Hōjō clan]] under [[Hōjō Tokiyori]] destroys the [[Miura clan|Miura]] family; and in so doing, the clan consolidates its authority as [[regent]]s in Japan.