1206 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1170s 1180s 1190s – 1200s – 1210s 1220s 1230s |
| Years: | 1203 1204 1205 – 1206 – 1207 1208 1209 |
1206 is a year in the 13th century.
Events
- Temujin becomes Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, he started the Mongol Empire
- Qutb ud-Din starts the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
- Livonian Brothers of the Sword in alliance with Semigallians beats Livs
- King Valdemar II and archbishop Andreas Sunonis made a raid to Saaremaa island, Estonia. The islanders were forced to give up and the Danes built a fortress there, but they found no volunteers to stay there. They burned it down themselves and left the island.
Births
- Béla IV of Hungary (died 1270)
- Güyük Khan
Deaths
- Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji – Founder of Muslim rule in Bengal
- April 7 – Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
- June 4 – Adèle of Champagne, queen of Louis VII of France
- Muhammad of Ghor, Persian conqueror and sultan (born 1162)
- Jamuqa, Mongol military and political leader
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