1218
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1180s 1190s 1200s – 1210s – 1220s 1230s 1240s |
| Years: | 1215 1216 1217 – 1218 – 1219 1220 1221 |
1218 Media
Crusaders attack the tower of Damietta, by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen (1627)
1218 (MCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1218th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 218th year of the 2nd millennium, the 18th year of the 13th century, and the 9th year of the 1210s decade. As of the start of 1218, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade.
- Livonian Brothers of the Sword begin to conquer Estonia.
- Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes Minister of the Right (udaijin) of Japan.
- Alfonso IX of Castile founds a university in Salamanca.