1238
year
1238 (MCCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1238th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 238th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 13th century, and the 9th year of the 1230s decade. As of the start of 1238, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1200s 1210s 1220s – 1230s – 1240s 1250s 1260s |
| Years: | 1235 1236 1237 – 1238 – 1239 1240 1241 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1238 MCCXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1991 |
| Armenian calendar | 687 ԹՎ ՈՁԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5988 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1159–1160 |
| Bengali calendar | 645 |
| Berber calendar | 2188 |
| English Regnal year | 22 Hen. 3 – 23 Hen. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1782 |
| Burmese calendar | 600 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6746–6747 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 3934 or 3874 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 3935 or 3875 |
| Coptic calendar | 954–955 |
| Discordian calendar | 2404 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1230–1231 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4998–4999 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1294–1295 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1159–1160 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4338–4339 |
| Holocene calendar | 11238 |
| Igbo calendar | 238–239 |
| Iranian calendar | 616–617 |
| Islamic calendar | 635–636 |
| Japanese calendar | Katei 4 / Ryakunin 1 (暦仁元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1147–1148 |
| Julian calendar | 1238 MCCXXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3571 |
| Minguo calendar | 674 before ROC 民前674年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −230 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1780–1781 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1364 or 983 or 211 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1365 or 984 or 212 |
Events
change- Battle of the Sit River was fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir during the Mongol invasion of Russia.
- In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada.
- Mongols seize Moscow, at that time a small town.
- Peterborough Cathedral is consecrated.
- The Khmers are expelled from Luang Phrabang in Laos.
- The Sukhothai kingdom is founded in Thailand.
- The seat of the patriarchate of Aquileia is transferred to Udine.
- Simon de Montfort marries Eleanor, sister of Henry III of England.
- The Battle of Örlygsstaðir takes place – it is the largest armed conflict in the history of Iceland