1211

Years: 1208 1209 1210 - 1211 - 1212 1213 1214
Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

1211 by topic
Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments - Disestablishments v • d • e
Art and literature
1211 in poetry v • d • e

[edit] Events

The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from this year.
September 14 - Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross are founded.
Troops led by Estonian resistance fighter Lembitu of Lehola destroy a garrison of missionaries in the historical Estonian region of Sakala, and raid the Russian town of Pskov.
Mongol forces under Genghis Khan invade Jin China, aiming at this stage simply to loot the countryside. A Chinese army is defeated and slaughtered at the Battle of the Badger's Mount near Zhangjiakou and another is beaten at Mukden, where the city is taken. Beijing is also besieged by the Mongol hordes.
The church in the French city of Reims burns down; soon after, construction begins on the Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral.