1240s

XIII century : 1240-1249 years
1240 1241 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 1247 1248 1249
1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s

Highlights

Livonian campaign in Russia (1240-1242) ^[1] . Battle of Neva (1240). Battle of the Ice (1242).
The Western Campaign of the Mongols (1236-1242; Batu ).
- Military operations against Daniil of Galitsky (1240) .
- The invasion of Poland (1241).
- The invasion of Hungary (1241-1242).
- The Mongol-Tatar yoke was officially established ( 1243 ). The father of Alexander Nevsky, Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, received from Batu Khan a label for the Grand Duchy of Vladimir .
Anglo-French War (1242; Saintonge War ).
First Lyon Cathedral ( 1245 ).
Seventh Crusade ( 1248 - 1250/1254 ).