1277 Facts for Kids

The year 1277 was a time of important changes around the world. Empires shifted, new leaders rose, and people moved to find safety.

Events

In Myanmar (also known as Burma), the Pagan Empire started to fall apart. This happened after Kublai Khan and his army defeated them in the Battle of Ngasaunggyan, near the Chinese border.
About 50,000 people from China's Southern Song Dynasty moved to Macau. They were looking for a safe place from the Mongol Empire's attacks. They also stayed briefly in Kowloon. Much later, the place they stayed became known as Sung Wong Toi.
The Mamluk leader, Sultan Baibars, invaded Anatolia. He took control of smaller states that used to be part of the Sultanate of Rüm.
In Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was defeated by King Edward I of England. This happened during the First Welsh War.
The St George's cross was first used as the flag of England.
A way of thinking called Averroism was banned in Paris. This happened at the University of Paris.
In Japan, a 20-kilometer stone wall was finished. It was built along the coast of Hakata Bay in Fukuoka. This wall was made to protect against another invasion by the Mongol Empire, after their first attempt in 1274.
November 25 – Pope Nicholas III became the 188th pope. He took over after Pope John XXI.
The Mongol Golden Horde launched its third attack against Lithuania.

Sempad of Armenia (died around 1310)
Isabella of Mar, who was the first wife of Robert Bruce (born around this time; died in 1296)

May 1 – Stefan Uros I of Serbia passed away.
May 20 – Pope John XXI died (born in 1215).
July 1 – Baibars, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, passed away (born in 1223).
October 27 – Walter de Merton, who was the Lord Chancellor of England and started Merton College, Oxford, died.
Folke Johansson Ängel, the Archbishop of Uppsala, passed away.

Pope Nicholas III (in the middle) giving the church to Christ (a fresco from the 13th century).

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1240s 1250s 1260s – 1270s – 1280s 1290s 1300s
Years:	1274 1275 1276 – 1277 – 1278 1279 1280