1270

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1240s  1250s  1260s  – 1270s –  1280s  1290s  1300s
Years:	1267 1268 1269 – 1270 – 1271 1272 1273

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  The cathedral atop the Rock of Cashel in Ireland was completed in 1270.

1270 (MCCLXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1270th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 270th year of the 2nd millennium, the 70th year of the 13th century, and the 1st year of the 1270s decade. As of the start of 1270, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• The Solomonid king Yekuno Amlak kills the last king of the Zagwe dynasty in Ethiopia. The Solomonids begin to rule Ethiopia, which they continue until 1974.
• Louis IX of France starts the Eighth Crusade by attacking Tunis.
• In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion begins.

Births

• Jacob ben Asher, Spanish Rabbi (Jewish religious leader)

Deaths

• King Louis IX of France