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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century.
| Years: 1253 1254 1255 - 1256 - 1257 1258 1259 | |
| Decades: 1220s 1230s 1240s - 1250s - 1260s 1270s 1280s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century 1256 state leaders | |
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Events
Europe
- April 13 - Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull constituting the Augustinian monastic order.
- The city of Lviv, in present-day Ukraine, is founded by Danylo King of Rus.
- Theodore II Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor (in exile in the Empire of Nicaea), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover Thrace from the Bulgarians.
Asia
- October - Mongol commander Baiju (operating under Hulagu Khan's command) leads his forces in a victory over Kay Ka'us II of the Sultanate of Rüm, thereby capturing Anatolia.
- December 15 - Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran.
- Hulagu Khan establishes the Ilkhanate dynasty of Persia, which will become one of four main divisions of the Mongol Empire.
- The Japanese Kencho era ends, and the Kogen era begins.
Births
- Robert, Count of Clermont, founder of the House of Bourbon (d. 1317)
- January 6 – Gertrude the Great, known informally as Saint Gertrude
Deaths
- January 28 - William II, Count of Holland and King of Germany
- September 1 - Kujo Yoritsune, fourth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan
- October 14 - Kujo Yoritsugu, fifth shogun of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan
- William of Kilkenny, Lord Chancellor of England
- Johannes de Sacrobosco, English scholar
See also
List of state leaders in 1256af:1256 ast:1256 bg:1256 ca:1256 cs:1256 cy:1256 da:1256 de:1256 et:1256 el:1256 es:1256 eo:1256 eu:1256 fr:1256 ko:1256년 hr:1256 io:1256 it:1256 lb:1256 hu:1256 nl:1256 nb:1256 nn:1256 pl:1256 pt:1256 ro:1256 ru:1256 sk:1256 sl:1256 sr:1256 fi:1256 sv:1256 tt:1256 uk:1256 zh:1256年