1218
| 1218 • Genghis Khan proposes to the Khwarazm shah of Persia that he accept Mongol overlordship and establish trade relations. |
1294
Age: 76y
| 1294 • Pope Boniface VIII succeeds Pope Celestine V, becoming the 193rd pope, after Celestine V abdicates the papacy on December 13, only five months after reluctantly accepting his surprise election on July 5, wishing to return to his life as an ascetic hermit. |