1244
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| Years: 1241 1242 1243 - 1244 - 1245 1246 1247 |
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| Decades: 1210s 1220s 1230s - 1240s - 1250s 1260s 1270s |
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| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1244 MCCXLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1997 |
| Armenian calendar | 693 ԹՎ ՈՂԳ |
| Chinese calendar | 3940 – 3941 癸卯 – 甲辰 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1236 – 1237 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5004 – 5005 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1299 – 1300 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1166 – 1167 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4345 – 4346 |
| Iranian calendar | 622 – 623 |
| Islamic calendar | 641 – 642 |
This article is about the year 1244.
[edit] Events
- Dogen Zenji establishes the Eiheiji temple in Japan, in doing so founding the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism.
- Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes the city walls of Jerusalem.
- James I of Aragon reconquers Altea, Spain.
- Surrender of the Cathars of Montségur after a nine month siege
[edit] Births
- June 24 - Henry I of Hesse (d. 1308)
[edit] Deaths
- March 1 - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)
