1211 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1180s  1190s  1200s  – 1210s –  1220s  1230s  1240s
Years:	1208 1209 1210 – 1211 – 1212 1213 1214

1211 is a year in the 13th century.

Events

• The oldest extant double entry bookkeeping record dates from 1211
• Canons regular of the Order of the Holy Cross founded September 14 1211
• 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 Mouth near Zhangjiakou and another is beaten at Mukden, where the city is taken. Beijing is also besieged by the Mongol hordes.
• Church at the French city of Reims burns down; soon after, construction begins on the cathedral, Notre Dame de Reims.

Births

• Ibn Khallikan, Muslim scholar

Deaths

• August 9 – William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber

Monarchs/Presidents

• France – Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
• Mongol Empire – Genghis Khan, Mongol Khan (from 1206 to 1227)
• Venice – Pietro Ziani Doge of Venice (ruled from 1205 to 1229)

Images for kids

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  Cavalier Windmill at Langlade, Gard, first recorded in 1211