Year by year · 13th century

1296

1296 in world history: 4 events, 1 birth, 6 deaths and 2 states founded. 770 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Battle

    Battle of Dunbar (1296)

    The Battle of Dunbar was fought on 27 April 1296 near Dunbar in East Lothian, where an English army under John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, routed the Scots after Edward I's invasion and sack of Berwick.

ProfileState700 states with a known seat in 1296Open the atlas at 1296 →

In the profiles

  • Khmer EmpireChinese envoy Zhou Daguan arrives and later writes a vivid account of Angkor
  • Lan NaMangrai founds Chiang Mai as his capital

Wars and longer events

Born in 1296 1

Died in 1296 6

States founded 2

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