Events from 1241

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1241 ID: 3757
Jutland Law codified - Valdemar II creates unified law code, used until 1683
ID: 3757
1241 ID: 4741
Battle of Legnica - Mongols defeat Polish-German army, collect nine sacks of ears
ID: 4741
Legnica
1241 ID: 4742
Battle of Mohi - Mongols annihilate Hungarian army, use gunpowder weapons in Europe
ID: 4742
Mohi
1241 ID: 4743
Death of Ogedei Khan saves Europe - Mongol armies withdraw for succession kurultai, never return in force
ID: 4743
Karakorum
1241 ID: 5215
Louis IX begins Sainte-Chapelle - Gothic masterpiece built as reliquary chapel, completed in 6 years
ID: 5215
Paris
1241 ID: 45
April 9, 1241
Battle of Legnica - Mongols defeat Polish and German knights, Europe saved only by Ogedei Khan's death
ID: 45
1241 ID: 5550
April 11, 1241
Mongols destroy Hungarian army at Battle of Mohi - half of Hungary's population killed in following year
ID: 5550
Mohi