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==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Philip II of France]] ("Augustus") summons [[John, King of England]] ("Lackland") to [[Paris]] to answer his charges against the [[House of Lusignan|Lusignans]]. On [[April 28]], failing to attend Philip's court, John is declared to be a 'rebel' and to have forfeited the areas of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]], [[Poitou]] and [[County of Anjou|Anjou]]. Philip tries to mediate the political problems between John and the Lusignans (who are charged with treason) but this is ignored by John. The lands are given to [[Arthur I, Duke of Brittany|Arthur of Brittany]]. Philip supports Arthur's claim to the English throne and betrothes his 4-year-old daughter [[Marie of France, Duchess of Brabant|Marie]].<ref>Bradbury, Jim (2007). ''The Capetians: Kings of France 987–1328'', p. 179. Hambledon Continuum.</ref>
* [[August 1]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mirebeau]]: Arthur of Brittany, supported by the Lusignans, lays siege to [[Mirebeau]] Castle trapping [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] inside. John launches a rescue mission to free his mother, and with a mercenary army defeats the Breton-Lusignan forces. Arthur is captured by [[William de Braose (died 1230)|William de Braose]] and is handed over to John who imprisons him in the [[Château de Falaise]] in [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]]. Many other important knights are captured and shipped to [[Kingdom of England|England]] (where John treats them badly and keeps them as prisoners in dungeons).<ref>{{cite book|title=King John|first=W. L.|last=Warren|publisher=University of California Press|year=1961|pages=77–78}}</ref>
* [[July 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Basian]]: Seljuk forces (some 150,000 men) under [[Suleiman II of Rûm]] advance toward the Georgian border and are met by a 65,000-strong army led by King [[David Soslan]], husband of Queen [[Tamar of Georgia]], at [[Phasiane (historical region)|Basian]]. The Georgians assail the enemy's camp and in a pitched battle, the Seljuk forces are overwhelmed and defeated. The loss of the sultan's banner (while Suleiman himself is wounded), results in panic within the Seljuk ranks. The victory at Basian secures the Georgian preeminence in the region.<ref>Ivane Javakhishvili (1983). ''History of the Georgian Nation'', p. 249. Tbilisi: Georgia.</ref>
* The [[Livonian Brothers of the Sword]] is founded by Bishop [[Albert of Riga]], this to support the [[Livonian Crusade]] against the inhabitants of [[Terra Mariana]] (medieval Livonia).<ref>Tyerman, Christopher (2006). ''God's War: A New History of the Crusades'', pp. 689–691. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|0-674-02387-0}}.</ref>
* Danish forces make a Crusade to [[Finland]] which is led by [[Anders Sunesen]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Lund|Lund]], and his brother.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Muinaisuutemme jäljet|author1=Georg Haggren|author2=Petri Halinen|author3=Mika Lavento|author4=Sami Raninen ja Anna Wessman|publisher=Gaudeamus|year=2015|location=Helsinki|pages=380}}</ref>
* The [[Almohad Caliphate|Almohad]] fleet expels the [[Banu Ghaniya]] from the [[Balearic Islands]].<ref name=Picard1997>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=La mer et les musulmans d'Occident VIIIe-XIIIe siècle|year=1997|publisher=Presses Universitaires de France|location=Paris}}</ref>