The Mongols begin their siege of the city of Ryazan in Russia.
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Battle of Taillebourg: King Louis IX of France defeats Henry III of England.
The Sixth Crusade ends with the surrender of the Egyptian city of Damietta to the crusaders.
The Mongols under Hulagu Khan capture and sack Baghdad, bringing an end to the Abbasid Caliphate.
Hulagu Khan, Mongol ruler, is defeated at the Battle of Ain Jalut in present-day Israel by the Mamluks, halting Mongol expansion into the Middle East.
Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos recaptures Constantinople, ending the Latin Empire.
Battle of Benevento: Charles of Anjou defeats the Hohenstaufen Frederick II.
Pope Innocent V becomes the head of the Catholic Church.
1284, February 23 - Statute of Rhuddlan: King Edward I of England creates laws for Wales.
The Battle of Worringen: Duke John I of Brabant defeats Duke Henry VI of Limburg, leading to the collapse of the Duchy of Limburg.
Ghazan, the Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate, converts to Islam, marking a significant shift in the Mongol Empire.
King Edward of England calls for a parliamentary assembly to discuss taxation and other issues.
Battle of the Golden Spurs: Flemish militia defeat French knights in Kortrijk, Belgium.
Battle of Roslin: Scots under John Comyn and Simon Fraser defeat English forces.
Robert the Bruce kills John Comyn, his rival for the Scottish crown, in Dumfries.
Construction begins on the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in France.
Battle of Monte Catini: Forces loyal to Florence defeat those of Pisa in Italy
Pope John XXII issues the papal bull "Quia vir reprobus," condemning the teachings of Marsilius of Padua.
Birth of William of Ockham, a prominent philosopher and theologian known for Occam's Razor.
Battle of Buçaco: Portuguese forces defeat the Castilians during the 14th-century Portuguese Crisis.