1214
year
1214 (MCCXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1214th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 214th year of the 2nd millennium, the 14th year of the 13th century, and the 5th year of the 1210s decade. As of the start of 1214, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1180s 1190s 1200s – 1210s – 1220s 1230s 1240s |
| Years: | 1211 1212 1213 – 1214 – 1215 1216 1217 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1214 MCCXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1967 |
| Armenian calendar | 663 ԹՎ ՈԿԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5964 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1135–1136 |
| Bengali calendar | 621 |
| Berber calendar | 2164 |
| English Regnal year | 15 Joh. 1 – 16 Joh. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1758 |
| Burmese calendar | 576 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6722–6723 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 3910 or 3850 — to — 甲戌年 (Wood Dog) 3911 or 3851 |
| Coptic calendar | 930–931 |
| Discordian calendar | 2380 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1206–1207 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4974–4975 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1270–1271 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1135–1136 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4314–4315 |
| Holocene calendar | 11214 |
| Igbo calendar | 214–215 |
| Iranian calendar | 592–593 |
| Islamic calendar | 610–611 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenpō 2 (建保２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1122–1123 |
| Julian calendar | 1214 MCCXIV |
| Korean calendar | 3547 |
| Minguo calendar | 698 before ROC 民前698年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −254 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1756–1757 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 1340 or 959 or 187 — to — 阳木狗年 (male Wood-Dog) 1341 or 960 or 188 |
Events
change- Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter.
- June 20 – University of Oxford receives its charter.
- July 27 – Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England.
- Foundation of the German city of Bielefeld.
- The Emperor of Jin China surrenders to the Mongols under Genghis Khan who have been besieging Beijing for a year. He pays a huge ransom and then abandons Northern China, heading for Kaifeng.
Births
change- April 25 – King Louis IX of France (died 1270)
- Isabella of England, daughter of John of England (died 1241)
Deaths
change- September 14 – Albert Avogadro, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (born 1149)
- October 5 – King Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1155)
- October 31 – Leonora of England, queen of Alfonso VIII of Castile (born 1162)
- December 4 – King William I of Scotland
- John de Gray, bishop of Norwich
- Rostislav II of Kiev (born 1173)
- Vsevolod IV of Kiev
- Rurik Rostislavich, Prince of Novgorod
- Steksys, Grand Prince of Lithuania