1279

For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century.

Years: 1276 1277 1278 - 1279 - 1280 1281 1282
Decades: 1240s 1250s 1260s - 1270s - 1280s 1290s 1300s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1279 state leaders

Events

March 5 - Lithuanian forces led by Traidenis defeat the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Aizkraukle.
The first of the Statutes of Mortmain are passed under king Edward I of England, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church.
The second of two main surveys of the Hundred Rolls, an English census seen as a follow up to the Domesday Book completed in 1086, is begun; it lasts until 1280.
Al-Razi's important medical writings are translated into Latin by Faraj ben Salim some 350 years after Al-Razi's death.
The Royal Mint of England moves into the Tower of London.
Haapsalu town (Estonia) is founded.

March 19 - Kublai Khan's Mongol Yuan Dynasty defeats the Song Dynasty in the Battle of Yamen. This completes the Mongol conquest of China and exterminates the Song Dynasty.
October 12 - The Dai-Gohonzon, the supreme object of veneration of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism, is inscribed by Nichiren.
A Mongol diplomatic party sent by Kublai Khan to Japan is killed by Japan's regent Hojo Tokimune, leading to a second invasion attempt by the Mongols in 1281.
The Chola Dynasty of South India falls under attacks by the Hoysala Empire and Pandyan kingdom.
Mamluk sultan Baraka Khan and emir Qalawun of Egypt invade Armenia; a revolt in Egypt while they are away forces Baraka to abdicate and allows Qalawun to become sultan.