1298

Events

 * - The is fought between  and.
 * - : King defeats a Scottish army led by
 * End of the reign of ,
 * ascends to the throne of
 * While in prison in, dictates his  to a local writer
 * A fire causes severe damage to the.
 * The Chinese governmental minister invents wooden , while the earlier  invented ceramic movable type in the 11th century

Births

 * - (died )

Deaths

 * -, King of the Romans
 * - King (b. )
 * - Sir, Scottish soldier at the Battle of Falkirk
 * -, Italian chronicler and archbishop of Genoa
 * -, French soldier (born )
 * (born )