1274

Europe

 * - The, held by the leadership of the convenes to consider the conquest of the  via s and address the  with the .  The Council eventually approves a  to support efforts to conquer the Holy Land from s, and reaches apparent resolution of the schism which ultimately proves unsuccessful.
 * November - The diet at orders that all crown estates seized since the death of  be restored to ; almost all European rulers agree, with the notable exception of King, who had benefited greatly by conquering or otherwise coming into possession of many of those lands.
 * decrees that s (meetings during which the electors have no contact with the outside) should be used for s, reforming the electoral process which had taken over three years to elect him.

England

 * - King finally returns from the  to  to be  king, two years after his father King  death.
 * His interim chancellor and effective regent, retires from royal service to make the final revisions to his statutes for the foundation of  and take up the post of.
 * One of Edward's first acts is to enforce a decree requiring all s to wear s.
 * The first main survey of the, an  seen as a follow up to the  completed in , is begun; it lasts until.

Italy

 * wrote the didactic-allegoric poemet (Negra, Rubra, Aurea), first text in ancient  language (still similar to other  languages), and one of the first great literary work in . It tells about,  and ; this plot suggested  in his.

Asia

 * - The attempts the first of several invasions of  (30,000 soldiers and support personnel sails from ); after the Mongols capture outlying islands, they are repulsed on the main island at the  by amassed Japanese warriors and a strong storm which batters their forces and fleet.  Credit for the storm &mdash; called a , or divine wind &mdash; is given by the Japanese to the god.
 * , founder of, enters a voluntary exile on.

Births

 * -, King of (died )
 * (died )
 * (died )
 * , English ecclesiastic and chronicler (approximate date; died )
 * , Italian music theorist (approximate date)

Deaths

 * - Saint, Italian Catholic theologian (born )
 * -, Persian scientist and writer (born )
 * -, Italian theologian and saint (born )
 * -, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (born )
 * -, Japanese shogun (born )
 * , King of Connacht
 * , King of Connacht