By area 1230

1 area

1.1 africa
1.2 asia
1.3 europe

by area
africa

sundiata starts rule in mali (approximate date).
in west african village of siby, sundiata keita, founder of mali empire, forces malinkés bind each other oath.

asia

august 10–12 – battle of yassıçemen: sultan kayqubad of rum defeats shah jalal ad-din of persia, ending khwarazmian dynasty.
the sena dynasty of bengal falls.

europe

march 9 – battle of klokotnitsa: bulgarian tsar ivan asen ii defeats emperor of thessalonica theodore komnenos doukas. in aftermath, bulgaria extends control on of theodore s domains in thrace, macedonia, , albania. latin duchy of philippopolis , independent principality of alexius slav captured, , annexed bulgaria.
iberian peninsula – battle of alange: alfonso ix defeats ibn hud al-yamani (known almogàver christians). success opens road badajoz leonese troops. portuguese king sancho ii continues offensive southward, , takes beja, juromenha, serpa , moura.
september 24 – kingdoms of león , galicia unite kingdoms of castile , toledo, under ferdinand iii.
the teutonic knights invited prussia, forcibly convert prussians , yatvags christianity.




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