Years: 1212 1213 1214 - 1215 - 1216 1217 1218

Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

1215 by topic

Politics

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Art and literature

1215 in poetry v • d • e

1215 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1215 MCCXV
Ab urbe condita	1968
Armenian calendar	664 ԹՎ ՈԿԴ
Bahá'í calendar	-629 – -628
Berber calendar	2165
Buddhist calendar	1759
Burmese calendar	577
Byzantine calendar	6723 – 6724
Chinese calendar	甲戌年十一月三十日 (3851/3911-11-30) — to — 乙亥年十二月初十日 (3852/3912-12-10)
Coptic calendar	931 – 932
Ethiopian calendar	1207 – 1208
Hebrew calendar	4975 – 4976
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1270 – 1271
- Shaka Samvat	1137 – 1138
- Kali Yuga	4316 – 4317
Holocene calendar	11215
Iranian calendar	593 – 594
Islamic calendar	611 – 612
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3548
Thai solar calendar	1758
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A certified copy of the Magna Carta

Events

• March 4 - King John of England makes an oath to the Pope as a crusader to gain the support of Innocent III.
• June 15 - King John of England is forced to put his seal on the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the king's power.
• August - King John rejects the Magna Carta, leading to the First Barons' War.
• August 24 - Pope Innocent III declares the Magna Carta invalid.
• November 11 - The Fourth Lateran Council meets, adopting the doctrine of transubstantiation, meaning that the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Christ. It forbids priests' participation in ordeal trials. It forbids Jews to hold public office and restricts their financial activities.
• Beijing is captured and torched by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, initiating the Yuan Dynasty in China. Beijing burns for more than a month.
• Otto IV is deposed as King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, replaced by Frederick II (King 1212-1250).
• The Dominican Order is founded, according to some sources.
• Bhiksu Ananda of Kapitanagar completes writing the holy Buddhist book Arya Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita (sutra) in gold ink in Ranjana script.

Births

• September 23 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)
• Pope Celestine V (d. 1296)
• Pope John XXI (d. 1277)
• David VII Ulu, King of Georgia (d. 1270)

Deaths

• July 5 - Eisai, Japanese Buddhist priest (b. 1141)
• Bertran de Born, French soldier and troubadour
• Eustace, Bishop of Ely and former Lord Chancellor of England
• Henry of Hainault, head of the Eastern Latin Empire