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

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