1299

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1260s  1270s  1280s  – 1290s –  1300s  1310s  1320s
Years:	1296 1297 1298 – 1299 – 1300 1301 1302

1299 Media

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  Sultan Osman I (r. 1299–1324)

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  Mongol invasions of the Levant (1299–1303). Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar is located at 3rd Homs (Homs), in Syria.

1299 (MCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1299th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 299th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 13th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1290s decade. As of the start of 1299, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Osman I declares the independence of the Ottoman Principality
• The house of Holland becomes extinct. The County of Holland becomes a part of a personal union with the County of Hainaut.
• April 1, 1299 Kings Towne on the River Hull granted city status by Royal Charter of King Edward I of England.
• King Håkon V Magnusson moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo, and builds Akershus fortress in Oslo. Norway is ruled from this fortress the next 500 years.
• The Mexica settle Chapultepec, a former Toltec stronghold.
• A serious fire happens at Westminster Palace.