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==== Asia ====
* [[Mongol invasion of India (1297–1298)|Mongol invasion of India]]: Mongol forces led by [[Qutlugh Khwaja]] invade the [[Sindh]] region of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] and occupy the castle of [[Sehwan|Sivistan]] (modern [[Pakistan]]). Sultan [[Alauddin Khalji]] sends an army under [[Zafar Khan (Indian general)|Zafar Khan]], who defeats the Mongols, on [[February 6]]. Some 20,000 Mongols are killed in the ensuing battle. The survivors are put into chains and brought to [[Delhi]], where they are [[Execution by elephant|trampled to death]] by elephants.<ref>Banarsi Prasad Saksena (1992). "The Khalijs: Alauddin Khalij", p. 332. In Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (ed.). ''A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat (A.D. 1206–1526''). Vol. 5 (Second ed.). The Indian History Congress/People's Publishing House. {{OCLC|31870180}}.</ref>
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Emperor Fushimi]] abdicates the throne after an 11-year reign. He is succeeded by his 10-year-old son [[Emperor Go-Fushimi|Go-Fushimi]] as the 93rd [[emperor of Japan]] (until [[1301]]).