1227

1227 (MCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1227th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 227th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 13th century, and the 8th year of the 1220s decade. As of the start of 1227, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1190s  1200s  1210s  – 1220s –  1230s  1240s  1250s
Years:	1224 1225 1226 – 1227 – 1228 1229 1230

Events

• March 19 – Pope Gregory IX succeeds Pope Honorius III as the 178th pope.

1227 Media

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  Mongol invasion of Western Xia (China)

Deaths

for more information, see Category:1227 deaths.

• August 18 – Genghis Khan