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=== January &ndash; March ===
* [[January 4]] &ndash; Sultan [[Alauddin Khalji]] of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] dies after a 19-year reign at [[Delhi]]. He is succeeded by his 5-year-old son, [[Shihabuddin Omar]], with the support of Alauddin's general [[Malik Kafur]]. During his reign, a power struggle occurs between Malik Kafur and the [[Khalji dynasty|Khalji family]].<ref>Kishori Saran Lal (1950). ''History of the Khalijis (1290–1320)'', pp. 56–57. Allahabad: The Indian Press. {{OCLC|685167335}}.</ref>
* [[January 28]] &ndash; [[Llywelyn Bren]] leads a revolt against [[English rule in Wales]]. After disregarding an order to appear before King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]], Llywelyn Bren raises a rebel army and lays siege to [[Caerphilly Castle]].<ref>"Llywelyn ab Rhys", in ''Dictionary of National Biography'', Vol. 34, ed. by Sidney Lee. (Smith, Elder & Co, 1893) pp.21–22</ref> The revolt spreads throughout the south [[Wear Cove]] (the Wales valley), and other castles are attacked. Edward sends an expeditionary force led by [[Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford|Humphrey de Bohun]] to suppress the rebellion. In March, after a battle at [[Morgraig Castle]] Llywelyn Bren is forced to break off the Caerphilly siege after six weeks and surrenders on March 18.<ref name=Davies>Davies, R. R. (2000). ''The Age of Conquest: Wales, 1063–1415'', p. 436. St. Martin's Press. {{ISBN|0-19-820198-2}}.</ref> 
* [[February 8]] &ndash; After only 35 days of ruling the [[Delhi Sultanate]] as regent, [[Malik Kafur]] is assassinated by Sultan Alauddin's former bodyguards.<ref>"The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji", by Banarsi Prasad Saksena, in ''A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanate (A.D. 1206-1526)'', Vol. ed. by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (People's Publishing House, 1970)</ref> 
* [[February 14]] &ndash; [[Battle of Skaithmuir]]: Scottish forces under [[James Douglas, Lord of Douglas]] defeat an English raiding party near [[Coldstream]].<ref>. W. S. Barrow, ''Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland'' (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964, reissued by Edinburgh University Press, 2013)</ref> During the skirmish, [[Edmond de Caillou]] (nephew of [[Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall|Piers Gaveston]]) is killed.<ref>David Hume (1996). ''The History of the House of Douglas'', p. 488.</ref>
* [[February 22]] &ndash; [[Battle of Picotin]]: Catalan forces led by Prince [[Ferdinand of Majorca]], claimant to the [[Principality of Achaea]], defeat the army of Princess [[Matilda of Hainaut]], on the [[Peloponnese]]. During the battle, the Catalans kill 500 Burgundians and 700 native troops. The remnants of the Princess's army withdraw in haste, pursued by the Catalan cavalry; before they turn back to loot the abandoned Achaean camp.<ref>Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea, 1311–1364". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). ''A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries'', p. 112. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. {{ISBN|0-299-06670-3}}.</ref>
* [[March 12]] &ndash; At [[Belgrade]], [[Stefan Vladislav II]] becomes the new [[King of Syrmia]] (now part of Serbia) upon the death of his father, [[Stefan Dragutin]]. 
* [[March 18]] &ndash; After leading a six-week-long revolt from [[Wales]] against [[England]]'s , and retreating to [[Glamorgan]], Welsh rebel [[Llywelyn Bren]] finally surrenders to King Edward's general, [[Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford|Humphrey de Bohun]] at [[Ystradfellte]].<ref name=Davies/>