1240

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1210s 1220s 1230s – 1240s – 1250s 1260s 1270s
Years:	1237 1238 1239 – 1240 – 1241 1242 1243

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1240 (MCCXL) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1240th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 240th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1240s decade. As of the start of 1240, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kiev.
Mandinka prince Sundiata Keita defeats Sosso king Soumaoro Kanté at the Battle of Kirina, beginning the Mali Empire.
July 15 – Russian prince Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva, saving Russia from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North.
End of the civil war era in Norway.
Saint Maurice is started to be portrayed as Moor.

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