Editing 1303 (section)

===January&ndash;March===
* [[January 17]] &ndash; A major earthquake strikes [[Byzantium]] and [[Constantinople]] (now [[Istanbul]] in Turkey). Byzantine Emperor [[Michael IX Palaiologos]] spreads the word that the former Patriarch of the Eastern Church, [[Athanasius I of Constantinople|Athanasius I]] had given him a warning about the imminent wrath of God against the city.<ref name=Nicol>Donald M. Nicol, ''The Last Centuries of Byzantium, 1261-1453'' (Cambridge University Press, 1993) p.103</ref>
* [[January 21]] &ndash; [[John XII of Constantinople|John XII]] is forced to resign as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church after the January 17 earthquake.<ref name=Nicol/> 
* [[January 28]] &ndash; In India, the [[Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)|siege of Chittorgarh]], capital of the [[Medapata]] Kingdom (now in the state of Rajasthan), begins as the [[Delhi Sultanate|Sultan of Delhi]], [[Alauddin Khalji]], seeks to acquire the territory of the Medapata Emperor, [[Ratnasimha]].<ref name=Banarsi>"The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji", by Banarsi Prasad Saksena, in ''A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206–1526)'', ed. by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (People's Publishing House, 1970) p. 367</ref>
* [[February 24]] &ndash; [[Battle of Roslin]]: Scottish forces (some 8,000 men) led by [[John Comyn III of Badenoch|John Comyn III "the Red"]] and [[Simon Fraser (died 1306)|Simon Fraser]] ambush and defeat an English scouting party under [[John Segrave, 2nd Baron Segrave|John Segrave]] at [[Roslin, Midlothian|Roslin]]. During the battle, the Scots attack the English camp, capturing Segrave and several other nobles. But a second English brigade manages to rescue Segrave in a pitched battle. Later, the English army is again defeated, according to sources they lose between 28,000 and 30,000 men.<ref>Sadler, John (2005). ''Border Fury: England and Scotland at War, 1296–1568'', p. 86. Harlow: Pearson Education. {{ISBN|978-0-582-77293-9}}.</ref>
* [[March 17]] &ndash; [[Joan II, Countess of Burgundy|Joan II]] of the [[Anscarids]] becomes the Countess and ruler of [[County of Burgundy|Burgundy]], a free state within the [[Holy Roman Empire]] (now the département of Jura in France), upon the death of her father [[Otto IV, Count of Burgundy|Otto IV]].