1292
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1292 is a year in the 13th century.
| Years: 1289 1290 1291 - 1292 - 1293 1294 1295 |
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| Decades: 1260s 1270s 1280s - 1290s - 1300s 1310s 1320s |
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| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century |
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[edit] Events
[edit] Europe
- November 17 - (Julian calendar) John Balliol is selected as King of Scotland from among 13 candidates by King Edward I of England; Edward then treats John as a puppet ruler and Scotland as a vassal state, eventually leading to the Wars of Scottish Independence commencing in 1296.
[edit] Asia
- The Lanna kingdom of northern Thailand conquers and annexes the Mon kingdom of Haripunchai.
- The Vaghela dynasty in Gujarat is subjugated by the Deccan Yadava dynasty of Daulatabad.
- Mamluk Sultan of Egypt Khalil invades the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
- The Turkish emirate of Candaroglu is founded in the Kastamonu Province.
[edit] Births
- January 20 - Elisabeth I of Bohemia (died 1330)
- Smilets of Bulgaria (died 1298)
- Henry Burghersh, English statesman (died 1340)
- John VI Cantacuzenus, Byzantine emperor (approximate date; died 1383)
- Eleanor de Clare, English noblewoman (died 1337)
[edit] Deaths
- April 4 - Pope Nicholas IV (born 1227)
- July 13 - or 16 - Jacobus de Voragine, Italian chronicler (born 1230)
- October 25 - Robert Burnell, Lord Chancellor of England
- Abulafia, Spanish kabbalist (approximate date; born 1240)
- Marjorie of Carrick, 3rd Countess of Carrick (born 1256)
- Vakhtang II of Georgia
- John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Lucia of Tripoli (approximate date)
