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===July&ndash;September===
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[1303 Crete earthquake]]: An earthquake destroys the [[Lighthouse of Alexandria]] in [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]], one of the [[Wonders of the World|Seven wonders of the World]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ambraseys |first1=N. N. |last2=Melville |first2=C. P. |last3=Adams |first3=R. D. |title=The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea: A Historical Review |date=2005 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521020251 |page=42 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fxnnk2inWT0C&pg=PA42|language=en}}</ref>
* [[August 26]] &ndash; [[Siege of Chittorgarh (1303)|Siege of Chittorgarh]]: Delhi forces led by Sultan [[Alauddin Khalji]] capture the massive [[Chittor Fort]] in northern [[India]], after an 8-month-long siege. Alauddin orders a general massacre of Chittor's population.<ref>Kishori Saran Lal (1950). ''History of the Khalijis (1290–1320)'', p. 120. Allahabad: The Indian Press. {{OCLC|685167335}}.</ref>  
* [[August]] &ndash; The 17-year-old King [[Ferdinand IV of Castile|Ferdinand the Summoned]], supervised by his mother, Queen-Regent [[María de Molina]], signs a peace treaty at [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] with [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]] for three years. In return, [[Muhammad III of Granada|Muhammad III]] renews his vassalage with [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and pays the same tribute given as to his father, the late King [[Sancho IV of Castile|Sancho the Brave]]. The strategic port city of [[Tarifa]] remains in Castilian hands.<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 120. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref> 
* [[September 7]] &ndash; Boniface VIII is imprisoned by [[Guillaume de Nogaret]], French councillor and advisor, on behalf of Philip the Fair at his residence in [[Anagni]]. During the incident, [[Gregory Bicskei]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom–Budapest|Esztergom]], is killed. Boniface is for three days held in captivity, where he is beaten, tortured and nearly executed.
* [[September 16]] &ndash;  The Kagen era begins in Japan during the reign of the Emperor Gonijo.
* [[September 25]] &ndash; [[1303 Hongdong earthquake]]: An earthquake destroys the cities of [[Taiyuan]] and [[Linfen|Pingyang]], some 200,000 people are killed.
* [[September]] &ndash; Emperor [[Andronikos II Palaiologos]], facing a possible siege of [[Constantinople]] by Ottoman-Turkish forces, seeks support from the European kingdoms. He makes [[Roger de Flor]], Italian military adventurer and nobleman, an offer of service. Roger with his fleet and army (some 7,000 men), now known as the [[Catalan Company]], departs from [[Messina]] with 36 ships (including 18 galleys), and arrives in Constantinople. He is adopted into the imperial family, Andronikos appoints him as grand duke (''[[megas doux]]'') and commander-in-chief of the Byzantine army and fleet.<ref>Waley, Daniel (1985). ''Later Medieval Europe'', p. 165 (2nd ed.). New York: Longman Inc. {{ISBN|0-582-49262-9}}.</ref>