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===October &ndash; December===
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Guy II de la Roche]], [[Duchy of Athens]], dies at the age of 28, bringing an end to the de la Roche dynasty. He is succeeded by his cousin, [[Walter V, Count of Brienne]].<ref>Peter Lock, ''The Franks in the Aegean, 1204–1500'' (Longman Publishing, 1995) p.104</ref>
* [[October 20]] &ndash; The [[English Parliament]] begins its fourth session of the reign of King Edward II and meets at [[Westminster]].<ref>Seymour Phillips, ''Edward II'' (Yale University Press, 2011) p.152</ref>
* [[November 10]] &ndash; After the fall of [[Siege of Siwana|the fortress of Siwana]] in [[India]], Prince Sital Deva is ambushed while trying to flee to safety at [[Jalor]]. The soldiers decapitate Sital and present his head as a trophy to the Delhi Sultan, Alauddin.<ref name="Kishori Saran Lal 1320 p.135"/>
* [[November 13]] &ndash; The [[Teutonic Order|Teutonic Knights]] capture [[Gdańsk]] by treachery – while a Brandenburger force of 100 knights and 200 followers led by [[Heinrich von Plötzke]] and Günther von Schwarzburg lay siege to the city. The garrison of Gdańsk castle is too weak to defend itself against the Brandenburgers. Meanwhile, the Polish ruler of [[Gdańsk Pomerania]], [[Władysław I Łokietek]] ("Wladyslaw the Elbow-High"), is unable to send reinforcements. The citizens call upon the Teutonic Knights for military help and offer to pay their costs. The arrival of the knights, lead the Brandenburgers to beat a hasty retreat. In an act of supreme treachery, the Teutonic Knights attack the city they have come to save. The houses of both Polish and German are burnt and destroyed. Many people are slaughtered without mercy, including women and children who have sought sanctuary in churches. Within a year, the German Crusaders occupy the whole of [[Pomerania|Eastern Pomerania]] and consolidate their power at the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref>Brzezinski, Richard (1998). ''History of Poland: The Piast Dynasty'', p. 24. {{ISBN|83-7212-019-6}}.</ref>
* [[November 22]] &ndash; The coronation of the Emperor [[Emperor Hanazono|Hanazono]] of Japan takes place at Edo.
* [[November 27]]
** [[Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VII]] [[County of Luxemburg|Count of Luxemburg]], is elected the new [[Holy Roman Emperor]] at [[Frankfurt]]. The election comes with the support of his brother [[Baldwin of Luxembourg|Baldwin]], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier|Archbishop of Trier]], who wins over most of the electors, in exchange for some substantial concessions. The only elector who does not support Henry of Luxemburg is [[Henry of Bohemia]].<ref>Jones, Michael (2000). ''The New Cambridge Medieval History'', p. 530. Vol. VI: c. 1300–1415. Cambridge University Press.</ref>
** On the same day, Hungarian nobles formally elect the 20-year-old [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles Robert of Salerno]] as King of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1301–1526)|Hungary]] and [[Croatia in personal union with Hungary|Croatia]] in the  Hungarian city of [[Pest, Hungary|Pest]] (now part of [[Budapest]]). He becomes Charles I, but his rule remains nominal in most parts of the realm after he is crowned.<ref>Williams, Hywel (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 154. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref> 
* [[December 16]] &ndash; [[Trần Anh Tông|Tran Anh Tong]] becomes the new [[Đại Việt|Emperor of Dai Viet]] (corresponding to northern Vietnam) upon the death of his father, [[Trần Nhân Tông|Tran Nhan Tong]]. 
* [[December 19]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand IV of Castile#Treaty of Alcalá de Henares (1308)|Treaty of Alcalá de Henares]]: King [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]] and King [[James II of Aragon]] sign an alliance in the [[Monastery of Santa María de Huerta]]. Ferdinand agrees to join James in making war by sea and by land against [[Emirate of Granada|Granada]]. He also promises to give up one-sixth of Granada to [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]], and grants him the [[Province of Almería]].<ref>Joseph F. O'Callaghan (2011). ''The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait'', p. 122. University of Pennsylvania Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8122-2302-6}}.</ref> 
* [[December]] &ndash; King Władysław I Łokietek of Poland imprisons [[Jan Muskata]], [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków|Bishop of Kraków]]. In response, Polish and German citizens revolt against his rule in Kraków (as in all Poland's cities at this time). Władysław in a delicate position responds with force and arrests the revolt's leaders. He ties them to horses and drags them through the city streets.