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★24 Nov 1221
Mongol conquest of the Khwarazmian Empire: Genghis Khan defeated the renegade Khwarazmian prince Jalal al-Din at the Battle of the Indus.

★31 May 1223
Mongol invasions: Mongol forces defeated a combined army of Kiev, Galich, and the Cumans at the Kalchik River in present-day Ukraine.

★11 Sep 1226
The first instance of the Catholic practice of perpetual Eucharistic adoration formally began in Avignon, France.

★01 Apr 1234
Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, was defeated by knights loyal to King Henry III of England in the Battle of the Curragh in Ireland.

★06 Dec 1240
After days of bombardment, Mongol invaders under Batu Khan breached the walls of Kiev and plundered the city, slaughtering its inhabitants.

★18 Mar 1241
First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelmed the Polish armies of Sandomierz and Kraków provinces in the Battle of Chmielnik and plundered the abandoned city of Kraków.

★26 Jun 1243
Mongol invasions of Anatolia: Mongols achieved a decisive victory over the Seljuq Turks, leading to the decline and disintegration of the Seljuk state.

★16 Mar 1244
Following their successful siege of Montségur, French royal forces burned about 210 Cathar Perfecti and unrepentant credentes.

★21 Feb 1245
Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, was granted resignation by Pope Innocent IV after having confessed to torture and forgery.

★06 Jul 1253
Mindaugas, the first known Grand Duke of Lithuania, was crowned as King of Lithuania, the only person to ever hold that title.

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