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Year 1233 (MCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Asia

  • February 26 – Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols capture Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty, after besieging it for months.
  • December – Mongol siege of Caizhou begins.

    • Europe

  • Winter – Spain: after the loss of Trujillo and Úbeda, Ibn Hud al-Yamadi has to demand a truce to the king of Castile Ferdinand III.
  • The Castilian troops besiege the Muslim-held city of Peniscola.
  • The rebellious city of San Severo is destroyed by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Elburg and Gendt get their city rights.
  • Amadeus IV becomes count of Savoy.
  • Pope Gregory IX forbids Jews to employ Christian servants.

    • Religion

  • Mustansiriya Madrasah is founded in Baghdad.

    • Births

  • Al-Nawawi, Syrian writer (d. 1278)
  • Ibn Manzur, Libyan lexicographer (d. 1311)

    • Deaths

  • March 1 – Thomas, Count of Savoy (b. 1178)
  • March – Bohemond IV of Antioch (b. ca. 1172)
  • June – Gökböri, Muslim emir and general (b. 1154)
  • Aedh mac Ruaidri Ó Conchobair, King of Connacht
  • Ali ibn al-Athir, Arab historian (b. 1160)
  • John Apokaukos, Byzantine bishop (b. ca. 1155)

    • References

    1233 Wikipedia
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