1237
Appearance
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
Decades: | 1200s 1210s 1220s – 1230s – 1240s 1250s 1260s |
Years: | 1234 1235 1236 – 1237 – 1238 1239 1240 |
Gregorian calendar | 1237 MCCXXXVII |
Ab urbe condita | 1990 |
Armenian calendar | 686 ԹՎ ՈՁԶ |
Assyrian calendar | 5987 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1158–1159 |
Bengali calendar | 644 |
Berber calendar | 2187 |
English Regnal year | 21 Hen. 3 – 22 Hen. 3 |
Buddhist calendar | 1781 |
Burmese calendar | 599 |
Byzantine calendar | 6745–6746 |
Chinese calendar | 3933 or 3873 — to — 3934 or 3874 |
Coptic calendar | 953–954 |
Discordian calendar | 2403 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1229–1230 |
Hebrew calendar | 4997–4998 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1293–1294 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1158–1159 |
- Kali Yuga | 4337–4338 |
Holocene calendar | 11237 |
Igbo calendar | 237–238 |
Iranian calendar | 615–616 |
Islamic calendar | 634–635 |
Japanese calendar | Katei 3 ( |
Javanese calendar | 1146–1147 |
Julian calendar | 1237 MCCXXXVII |
Korean calendar | 3570 |
Minguo calendar | 675 before ROC |
Nanakshahi calendar | −231 |
Thai solar calendar | 1779–1780 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 1363 or 982 or 210 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1364 or 983 or 211 |
1237 (MCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1237th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 237th year of the 2nd millennium, the 37th year of the 13th century, and the 8th year of the 1230s decade. As of the start of 1237, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Thomas II of Savoy becomes count of Flanders.
- Elbląg, Poland is founded.
- Representatives of all 4 khanates lead 150000 Mongol, Turkish and Persian troops into Europe.
- The Mongols invade Russia.
- Gualdo Tadino, Italy, is destroyed by fire.
- The County of Artois is founded in France.
- Baldwin II becomes Latin Emperor of Constantinople.
- Conrad IV of Germany becomes King of Germany.
- The Livonian Brothers of the Sword unite with the Teutonic Knights.
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Lombard League at Battle of Cortenuova
- A major fire destroys some 30,000 dwellings in the Chinese capital city of Hangzhou.
Births
[change | change source]- Bohemond VI of Antioch, ruler of the principality of Antioch
Deaths
[change | change source]- April 15 – Richard Poore, English ecclesiastic
- June 6 – John de Scotia, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
- John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem and Latin Emperor of Constantinople (born c. 1148)
- Jordanus Nemorarius, German scientist
- Pons de Capduelh, French troubadour
- September 23 – Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet and politician (born c.1178)
Monarchs/Presidents
[change | change source]- Aragon – James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
- Castile – Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and León (reigned from 1217 to 1252)
- Joan, wife of Llwelyn the Great