1260

For the computer virus, see 1260 (computer virus).

Years: 1257 1258 1259 - 1260 - 1261 1262 1263
Decades: 1230s 1240s 1250s - 1260s - 1270s 1280s 1290s
Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

1260 by topic
Politics
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**1260 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	1260 MCCLX
Ab urbe condita	2013
Armenian calendar	709 ԹՎ ՉԹ
Bahá'í calendar	-584 – -583
Berber calendar	2210
Buddhist calendar	1804
Burmese calendar	622
Chinese calendar	3896/3956-intercalary 11-17 (己未年閏十一月十七日) — to — 3897/3957-11-28 (庚申年十一月廿八日)
Coptic calendar	976 – 977
Ethiopian calendar	1252 – 1253
Hebrew calendar	5020 – 5021
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1315 – 1316
- Shaka Samvat	1182 – 1183
- Kali Yuga	4361 – 4362
Holocene calendar	11260
Iranian calendar	638 – 639
Islamic calendar	658 – 659
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3593
Thai solar calendar	1803
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The magnificent Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in 1260.

Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1260.

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October 24 - The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France (the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
Construction on the Dunkeld Cathedral begins in Perthshire, Scotland.
Construction begins on the cathedral at Meißen.
Construction begins on the cathedral at Schwerin.
Jacobus de Voragine compiles his work, the Golden Legend, a late medieval best-seller.
Nicola Pisano sculpts the pulpit of the Pisa Baptistery.
German musical theorist Franco of Cologne publishes Ars Cantus Mensurabilis, in which he advances a new theory of musical notation in which the length of a musical note is denoted by the shape of that note, a system still used today.
The mosaic Christ between the Virgin and St Minias is made on the facade of Florence's Basilica di San Miniato al Monte.
The advent of the Age of the Holy Spirit predicted by Joachim of Fiore, according to his interpretation of the Book of Revelation, chapter 6.

May 5 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
May 21 - Kublai sends his envoy Hao Jing to negotiate with Song Dynasty Chancellor Jia Sidao, after the small force left by Kublai south of the Yangzi River is destroyed by a Chinese army of the Southern Song Dynasty. Chancellor Jia Sidao imprisons the entire embassy of Kublai. This slight will not be forgotten by Kublai, but he is unable to assault the Song due to the civil war with his rival brother Ariq Böke.
September 3 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
The Sena Dynasty of Bengal falls.
The Chinese era Jingding begins and ends in the Southern Song Dynasty of China.
The Japanese Shōgen era ends, and the Bun'ō era begins.
The Hindu Silharya Dynasty, which ruled an area around Mumbai, ends.
The newly formed Sukhothai kingdom of Thailand adopts Theravada Buddhism.