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Asia. January 30 – Wareru creates the Hanthawaddy Kingdom (modern Myanmar) following the collapse of the Pagan Kingdom. He is crowned king on April 5 and declares himself independent of Pagan. May 14 – Nayan, Mongol prince of the Borjigin clan, revolts against the rule of Kublai Khan.
On Dec. 14, 1287, a heavy storm over the North Sea generated surging waves that collapsed a thin land barrier, flooding the Zuiderzee inlet. A significant percentage of the country’s population perished in the disaster, and it has been rated as one of the most destructive floods in recorded history.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1287. February – South England flood, affecting the Cinque Ports: A storm surge destroys the town of Old Winchelsea on Romney Marsh and nearby Broomhill.
June 14 – Battle of Hova: King Valdemar Birgersson is defeated by his brother Magnus in the forest of Tiveden. July 22 – Magnus III deposes Valdemar Birgersson and is elected new king of Sweden at the Stones of Mora. September 8 – Battle of Écija: A Castilian army led by Nuño González de Lara is defeated by Marinid forces.
Definition. The Duchy of Athens was a Latin or Frankish state in Greece that existed from 1205 to 1458 CE.
Mar 7, 2011 · Weatherwatch: the great storms of 1287. Paul Brown. Sun 6 Mar 2011 19.05 EST. T here were two "great storms" in 1287. One was on the east coast: it killed hundreds of people in England and drowned ...
