1215
| Years: 1212 1213 1214 - 1215 - 1216 1217 1218 | |
| Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
| 1215 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1215 MCCXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1968 |
| Armenian calendar | 664 ԹՎ ՈԿԴ |
| Chinese calendar | 3851/3911-11-30 (甲戌年十一月三十日) — to — 3852/3912-12-10(乙亥年十二月初十日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1207 – 1208 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4975 – 4976 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1270 – 1271 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1137 – 1138 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4316 – 4317 |
| Iranian calendar | 593 – 594 |
| Islamic calendar | 612 – 613 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1758 |
Contents |
Events
- March 4 - King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III.
- June 15 - King John of England was forced to put his seal on the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the king's power.
- August - King John rejects the Magna Carta, leading to an English civil war (the First Barons' War).
- August 24 - Pope Innocent III declares the Magna Carta invalid.
- November 11 - The Fourth Lateran Council meets, adopting the doctrine of transubstantiation, meaning that bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ.
- Beijing captured and staked by Mongols, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China.
- Fourth Council of the Lateran.
- Otto IV deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by Frederick II (King 1212-1250).
- Mongol army led by Gengis Khan conquers Beijing.
- Dominican Order founded, according to some sources.
Births
- April 25 - Louis IX of France (died 1270)
- September 23 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (died 1294)
- Pope Celestine V (died 1296)
- Pope John XXI (died 1277)
- David VII Ulu, King of Georgia (died 1270)
Deaths
- July 5 - Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1141)
- Bertran de Born, French soldier and troubadour
- Eustace, Bishop of Ely, Lord Chancellor of England and bishop
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