Important Historical Events of the year 1270, Year 1270 in History

List of 1270 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1270

What happened in the year 1270?

Date Event
February 16, 1270 Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse.
August 10, 1270 Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia, restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum.
August 25, 1270 Philip III, although suffering from dysentery, becomes King of France following the death of his father Louis IX, during the Eighth Crusade. His uncle, Charles I of Naples, is forced to begin peace negotiations with Muhammad I al-Mustansir, Hafsid Sultan of Tunis.
October 30, 1270 The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia.
December 15, 1270 The Nizari Ismaili garrison of Gerdkuh, Persia surrender after 17 years to the Mongols.