Year by year · 13th century
1248
1248 in world history: 7 events, 3 deaths, 1 work, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 720 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Seville surrenders to Ferdinand III of Castile
After a siege of more than a year, the Muslim city of Seville surrendered to Ferdinand III of Castile. Its fall left the Nasrid kingdom of Granada as the main surviving Muslim state in Iberia.
Siege
Fall of Seville
The fall of Seville was the capture of the city by Ferdinand III of Castile in 1248 after a long siege.
In the profiles
Almohad CaliphateFerdinand III of Castile takes Seville
Principality of AchaeaWilliam II takes Monemvasia, completing the conquest of the Peloponnese
Crown of CastileSeville surrenders to Ferdinand III after a siege of more than a year
RevalEric IV of Denmark grants the town Lübeck law
Wars and longer events
Died in 1248 3
Works 1
States founded 2
States that came to an end 1
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