1286

For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century.

Years: 1283 1284 1285 - 1286 - 1287 1288 1289
Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s - 1280s - 1290s 1300s 1310s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1286 state leaders

Events

March 7 - The Catholicon, a religious Latin dictionary, is completed by John Balbi of Genoa.
March 19 - King Alexander III of Scotland dies in a horse accident with only the 3-year-old Margaret of Scotland as an heir; this sets the stage for the First war of Scottish Independence and increased influence of England over Scotland.
In Laos, King Panya Leng is overthrown in a coup d'etat led by his son Panya Khamphong, which is likely to have been supported by the regionally dominant Mongol Empire (Yuan dynasty of China).
King Philip IV of France imposes the gabelle — a tax on salt in the form of a state monopoly — which would become immensely unpopular and grossly unequal, but persist until 1790.
Prussians settled in exile in Serbia stage a famous uprising.
Kublai Khan plots a final Mongol invasion of Japan, but aborts the plan due to a lack of necessary resources.
King Rudolph I of Germany declares all Jews to be "serfs of the Treasury", thus negating all their political freedoms.
In Glasgow, the wooden Glasgow Bridge is constructed to span the River Clyde.