Editing 1271 (section)

==== Europe ====
* [[July 2]] &ndash; [[Peace of Pressburg (1271)|Peace of Pressburg]]: Kings [[Ottokar II of Bohemia|Ottokar II]] and [[Stephen V of Hungary|Stephen V]] sign a peace agreement at [[Bratislava|Pressburg]], settling territorial claims, following the failed invasion of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]] by Ottokar in April. In the agreement, Stephen promises not to support Ottokar's opponents in [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]], and Ottokar renounces the castles he and his partisans occupy in Hungary.<ref>Engel, Pál (2001). ''The Realm of St. Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526'', p. 107. I.B. Tauris Publishers. {{ISBN|1-86064-061-3}}.</ref> 
* [[August 21]] &ndash; The counties of [[County of Poitou|Poitou]] and [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]] are absorbed into the French domains following the death of [[Alphonse, Count of Poitiers]], son of the late King [[Louis VIII of France]].<ref>Hywel Williams (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 146. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>
* Construction of the [[Tower of Kamyenyets]] (or the White Tower) in [[Belarus]] begins. Later, it becomes a frontier stronghold on the northern border of [[Principality of Volhynia|Volhynia]].
* The 17-year-old [[Marco Polo]] departs from [[Venice]] with his father and uncle [[Niccolò and Maffeo Polo]], to set off for [[Asia]] to meet the Mongolian emperor [[Kublai Khan]] (the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]]) at his court in [[Beijing]] in [[China]]. They sail across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and travel overland, crossing [[Armenia]], [[Iran|Persia]] and the [[Pamir Mountains]].<ref>Polo, Marco; Rustichello of Pisa (2004). ''The Travels of Marco Polo – Volume 1'', p. 19. Project Gutenberg. Retrieved April 2, 2011.</ref>