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Historical Events in 1253

  • Apr 28 -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
  • Apr 28 Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for the first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism.
  • May 7 Flemish friar William of Rubruck sets off to convert the Mongols to Christianity, a mission ordered by French king Louis IX - one of the most famous travel accounts in the Medieval world
  • Jul 1 Battle at Westkapelle - Floris de Voogd 'the Guardian' defeats Gwijde van Dampierre
  • Jul 6 Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania

Event of Interest

Jul 23 Jews are expelled from Vienne, France by order of Pope Innocent IV

  • Aug 9 Clare of Assisi's rules confirmed by Pope Innocent IV for Clare's Order of Poor Ladies