1280
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1250s 1260s 1270s – 1280s – 1290s 1300s 1310s |
| Years: | 1277 1278 1279 – 1280 – 1281 1282 1283 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1280 MCCLXXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2033 |
| Armenian calendar | 729 ԹՎ ՉԻԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6030 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1201–1202 |
| Bengali calendar | 687 |
| Berber calendar | 2230 |
| English Regnal year | 8 Edw. 1 – 9 Edw. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1824 |
| Burmese calendar | 642 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6788–6789 |
| Chinese calendar | 己卯年 (Earth Rabbit) 3976 or 3916 — to — 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3977 or 3917 |
| Coptic calendar | 996–997 |
| Discordian calendar | 2446 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1272–1273 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5040–5041 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1336–1337 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1201–1202 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4380–4381 |
| Holocene calendar | 11280 |
| Igbo calendar | 280–281 |
| Iranian calendar | 658–659 |
| Islamic calendar | 678–679 |
| Japanese calendar | Kōan 3 (弘安３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1190–1191 |
| Julian calendar | 1280 MCCLXXX |
| Korean calendar | 3613 |
| Minguo calendar | 632 before ROC 民前632年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −188 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1822–1823 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土兔年 (female Earth-Rabbit) 1406 or 1025 or 253 — to — 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1407 or 1026 or 254 |
1280 (MCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1280th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 280th year of the 2nd millennium, the 80th year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1280s decade. As of the start of 1280, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Construction on the northern section of the Grand Canal of China begins.
- The final stage of the Lincoln Cathedral is completed.
- King Edward I of England forms the Court of King's Bench. The Bench hears petitions for justice instead of the king hearing them himself.
- The Wolf minimum of solar activity begins (approximate date).
- The Asen dynasty of tsars of Bulgaria ends.
- Syria tries to leave from the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt. Qalawun defeats the rebels and keeps Syria in the Egyptian sultanate.
- The second of two main surveys of the Hundred Rolls is completed. It began in 1279.
- Turin is conquered by Thomas III of Savoy. It becomes the capital of the House of Savoy.
- Osman starts to rule.
Births
[change | change source]- Birger of Sweden (d. 1321)
- Wu Zhen, Chinese painter (d. 1354)
Deaths
[change | change source]- May 9 – Magnus VI of Norway
- August 22 – Pope Nicholas III (b. 1218)
- November 15 – Albertus Magnus, German theologian