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==== Asia ====
* Spring &ndash; The court of the [[Song dynasty#Southern Song, 1127–1279|Southern Song dynasty]] of [[China]] and hundreds of thousands of its citizens flee from [[Hangzhou]] to [[Fujian]], and then [[Guangdong]], in an effort to escape a Mongol invasion under [[Kublai Khan]]. 
* [[June 15]] &ndash; Remnants of the Chinese Song court in [[Fuzhou]] province conduct the coronation ceremony for Prince Zhao Shi to become Emperor [[Emperor Duanzong]] (until [[1278]]).
* The mountain fortress [[Alamut Castle]] ("Eagle's Nest") is again captured by the Mongols from a Nizari force under [[Shams al-Din Muhammad (Nizari imam)|Shams al-Din Muhammad]].<ref>Wasserman, James (2001). ''The Templars and the Assassins: The Militia of heaven'', p. 115. {{ISBN|978-1-59477-873-5}}.</ref><ref>Virani, Shafique N. (2007). ''The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation'', p. 32. Oxford University Press, USA. {{ISBN|978-0-19-531173-0}}.</ref>