Editing 1279 (section)

==== Asia ====
* [[March 19]] &ndash; [[Battle of Yamen]]: [[Kublai Khan]]'s Mongol Yuan fleet attacks the Chinese Song fleet (some 1,000 ships) under Admiral [[Zhang Shijie]] at [[Yamen, Guangdong|Yamen]]. The Mongols send fireships, but this is not effective as the Song fleet is coated with fire-resistant mud. [[Zhang Hongfan]], commander of the Mongol forces, orders the Song fleet to be cut off from its base, depriving it of its supplies. He splits the Yuan fleet into four squadrons and again attacks the Song. The ill and weakened Song soldiers are no match for the Mongols in close combat, and the chaotic environment makes battle command impossible. The chained Song ships can neither support or maneuver. Song Chancellor [[Lu Xiufu]] and Emperor [[Zhao Bing]] drown themselves rather than be taken captive. This marks the end of the [[Song dynasty]] after three centuries, Kublai Khan becomes sole emperor of China. The [[Mongol Empire]] reaches its largest extent, although it has already partially fragmented.
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Thawun Gyi]] settles at [[Taungoo]] (modern-day [[Myanmar]]), and becomes the [[List of rulers of Toungoo|first ruler]] of the [[Toungoo dynasty]] (until [[1317]]). 
* [[October 12]] &ndash; The ''[[Nichiren Shōshū#Object of Veneration|Dai-Gohonzon]]'', supreme object of veneration of [[Nichiren Shōshū]] [[Buddhism]], is said to be inscribed by [[Nichiren]].
* A Mongol Yuan embassy, sent by Kublai Khan to [[Japan]], is killed by orders from [[Hōjō Tokimune]], leading to a [[Mongol invasions of Japan#Second invasion (1281)|second invasion]].
* [[Ram Khamhaeng]] becomes the third king of the [[List of Thai monarchs|Phra Ruang dynasty]], ruling the [[Sukhothai Kingdom]] (modern-day [[Thailand]]).
* The [[Chola dynasty]] of [[History of South India|South India]] falls, due to attacks by the [[Hoysala Empire]] and [[Pandyan dynasty|Pandya kingdom]].