1210s

Events and trends

1210 — End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado, emperor of Japan.
1210 — Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan.
1212 — Battle of Navas de Tolosa.
1214 — July — Battle of Bouvines; Philip II of France defeats Otto IV of Germany.
1215 — Fourth Council of the Lateran.
1215 — Otto IV deposed as King of Germany, replaced by Frederick II.
1215 — Magna Carta adopted.
1215 — Beijing captured by Mongols, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China.
1216 — Dominican Order (Order of Friars Preachers), founded by St. Dominic of Caleruega (1170-1221), approved .
1217 — Serbian Grand župan Stefan Nemanjić received the royal crown and title from the Pope.
1219 — Serbian Orthodox Church gained autocephality from the Patriarchate of Constantinople, with Saint Sava as its first archbishop.