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1299
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| 1299 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
1299 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
1299
MCCXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita |
2052 |
| Armenian calendar |
748
ԹՎ ՉԽԸ |
| Chinese calendar |
3995 – 3996
戊戌 – 己亥 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
1291 – 1292 |
| Hebrew calendar |
5059 – 5060 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
1354 – 1355 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
1221 – 1222 |
| - Kali Yuga |
4400 – 4401 |
| Iranian calendar |
677 – 678 |
| Islamic calendar |
698 – 699 |
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.
Births
- Alfonso IV of Aragon (died 1366)
- Pierre Bertrand de Colombier, French cardinal and diplomatist
- Ranulf Higdon, English chronicler (approximate date; died c. 1363)
Deaths
- Ertugrul, father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
- John I, Count of Holland (born 1284)
- Nogai Khan, ruler of the Golden Horde
- Eirik II of Norway (born c. 1268)
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