1251
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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century.
| Years: 1248 1249 1250 - 1251 - 1252 1253 1254 | |
| Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
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Events
Europe
- The first Shepherds' Crusade, a domestic French uprising in response to events in Egypt during the Seventh Crusade, occurs.
- King Alexander III of Scotland marries Margaret, daughter of King Henry III of England, precipitating a power struggle between the two monarchs.
- Andrew of Longumeau, dispatched two years earlier by King Louis IX of France as an ambassador to the Mongols, returns to his king with reports from the Mongols and Tartary; his mission is considered a failure.
- Mindaugas of Lithuania is baptized, in prelude to his crowning as King of Lithuania in 1253.
- Alexander Nevsky signs the first peace treaty between Kievan Rus' and Norway.
- King Conrad IV of Germany invades Italy, but fails to subdue the supporters of Pope Innocent IV.
- The German city of Berlin, founded some fifty years earlier, receives its city charter.
- Otakar II of Bohemia, later to become King of Bohemia, is elected Duke of Austria.
- The earliest known manuscript of The Proverbs of Alfred, a collection of sayings of England's Alfred the Great, is written.
Asia
- Möngke Khan is elected as the fourth khan of the Mongol Empire.
- Carving of the Tripitaka Koreana, a collection of Buddhist scriptures recorded on some 81,000 wooden blocks, is completed.
Births
- Hojo Tokimune, 8th regent of the Kamakura shogunate (d. 1284)
Deaths
- Peter I, Duke of Brittany (b. circa 1190)
- Bohemund V of Antioch
- Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine
- Eljigidei, Mongol commander of Persia
- Isobel of Huntingdon (b. 1199)
See also
List of state leaders in 1251af:1251 ast:1251 bg:1251 ca:1251 cs:1251 cy:1251 da:1251 de:1251 et:1251 el:1251 es:1251 eo:1251 eu:1251 fr:1251 ko:1251년 hr:1251 io:1251 it:1251 lb:1251 hu:1251 nl:1251 nb:1251 nn:1251 pl:1251 pt:1251 ro:1251 ru:1251 sk:1251 sl:1251 sr:1251 fi:1251 sv:1251 tt:1251 uk:1251 zh:1251年