1246

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1210s  1220s  1230s  – 1240s –  1250s  1260s  1270s
Years:	1243 1244 1245 – 1246 – 1247 1248 1249

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1246 (MCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1246th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 246th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 13th century, and the 7th year of the 1240s decade. As of the start of 1246, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. Emperor Go-Fukakusa replaces him.
• Güyük Khan is enthroned as the 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
• A papal mission under Giovanni da Pian del Carpine arrives at Karakorum and witnesses this event.
• The Mexica settle Chapultepec, a former Toltec stronghold.
• Sainte-Chapelle built.
• With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria
• Beaulieu Abbey dedicated.

Births

• September 14 – John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (died 1272)

Deaths

• February 25 – Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
• May 31 – Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England
• June 15 – Duke Frederick II of Austria (born 1219)
• September 20 – Mikhail of Chernigov, Prince of Kiev
• September 30 – Yaroslav II of Russia (born 1190)
• November 8 – Berenguela of Castile, queen of Castile and León (born 1196)

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  Sultan Muhammad I (right) submits to King Ferdinand III (the Saint) (1883)