1256

Europe
Abingdon School is founded. Roger Bacon becomes a Franciscan Friar.
 * - issues a  Licet ecclesiae catholicae constituting the    at.
 * The city of, in present-day , is founded by.
 * , (in exile in the ), successfully concludes a military campaign started a year earlier to recover  from the ns.

Asia

 * October - commander  (operating under 's command) leads his forces in a victory over  of the, thereby capturing.
 * - captures and destroys the  stronghold at  in present-day.
 * Hulagu Khan establishes the dynasty of, which will become one of four main divisions of the.
 * The Japanese era ends, and the  era begins.

Births

 * -, German mystic
 * , French founder of the House of Bourbon (died )


 * , Arab Mathematician (died )

Deaths

 * –, Japanese sculptor (born )
 * -, Japanese shogun (born )
 * -, Japanese shogun (born )
 * , of England
 * , English scholar
 * , English scholar