1286

Events

 * - The, a religious dictionary, is completed by  of.
 * - King dies in a  with only Queen 's unborn child and the 3-year-old  as heirs; this sets the stage for the  and increased influence of  over.
 * In the kingdom of, king  is overthrown in a  led by his son , which is likely to have been supported by the regionally dominant  ( of ).
 * King imposes the  &mdash; a tax on  in the form of a  &mdash; which would become immensely unpopular and grossly unequal, but persist until.
 * resettled in stage a famous uprising.
 * plots a final invasion of, but aborts the plan due to a lack of necessary resources.
 * King declares all s to be "serfs of the Treasury", thus negating all their political freedoms.

Births

 * - (died )
 * -, English politician (died )
 * , Scottish patriot (died )
 * (died )
 * (died )
 * (died )

Deaths

 * - (born )
 * -, Syrian scholar (born )
 * - (born )
 * -, English statesman (born )
 * , Armenian historian (born )
 * (born )
 * , English Dominican classicist (born )
 * , English Dominican classicist (born )

Fiction

 * In the, the , ,  leads Scottish rebels towards the evil    and his army. Fortesque dies, but Zarok is defeated and vanquished, but to return 100 years later.