1285
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1250s 1260s 1270s – 1280s – 1290s 1300s 1310s |
| Years: | 1282 1283 1284 – 1285 – 1286 1287 1288 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1285 MCCLXXXV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2038 |
| Armenian calendar | 734 ԹՎ ՉԼԴ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6035 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1206–1207 |
| Bengali calendar | 692 |
| Berber calendar | 2235 |
| English Regnal year | 13 Edw. 1 – 14 Edw. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1829 |
| Burmese calendar | 647 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6793–6794 |
| Chinese calendar | 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3981 or 3921 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3982 or 3922 |
| Coptic calendar | 1001–1002 |
| Discordian calendar | 2451 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1277–1278 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5045–5046 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1341–1342 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1206–1207 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4385–4386 |
| Holocene calendar | 11285 |
| Igbo calendar | 285–286 |
| Iranian calendar | 663–664 |
| Islamic calendar | 683–684 |
| Japanese calendar | Kōan 8 (弘安８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1195–1196 |
| Julian calendar | 1285 MCCLXXXV |
| Korean calendar | 3618 |
| Minguo calendar | 627 before ROC 民前627年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −183 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1827–1828 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 1411 or 1030 or 258 — to — 阴木鸡年 (female Wood-Rooster) 1412 or 1031 or 259 |
1285 (MCCLXXXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1285th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 285th year of the 2nd millennium, the 85th year of the 13th century, and the 6th year of the 1280s decade. As of the start of 1285, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- January 6 – Archbishop Jakub Świnka orders all priests subject to his bishopry in Poland to deliver sermons in Polish rather than German, thus further unifying the Catholic Church in Poland and fostering a national identity.
- April 25 – Mamluk sultan Qalawun begins a siege of the Crusader fortress of Margat (in present-day Syria), a major stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller thought to be impregnable; he captures the fortress a month later.
- September 4 – Roger of Lauria defeats King Philip III of France in a naval battle off of Barcelona.
- The writ Circumspecte Agatis, issued by King Edward I of England, defines the jurisdictions of church and state in England, thereby limiting the church's judicial powers to ecclesiastical cases only.
- The Second statute of Westminster is passed in England, reforming various laws; it includes the famous clause de donis conditionalibus, considered one of the fundamental institutes of medieval law in England.
- The English romantic poem The Lay of Havelok the Dane is written (approximate date).
- Tran Hung Dao leads Vietnamese forces in victory over an invading Yuan dynasty Mongol army.