1244
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 12th century – 13th century – 14th century |
| Decades: | 1210s 1220s 1230s – 1240s – 1250s 1260s 1270s |
| Years: | 1241 1242 1243 – 1244 – 1245 1246 1247 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1244 MCCXLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 1997 |
| Armenian calendar | 693 ԹՎ ՈՂԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5994 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1165–1166 |
| Bengali calendar | 651 |
| Berber calendar | 2194 |
| English Regnal year | 28 Hen. 3 – 29 Hen. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1788 |
| Burmese calendar | 606 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6752–6753 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 3940 or 3880 — to — 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 3941 or 3881 |
| Coptic calendar | 960–961 |
| Discordian calendar | 2410 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1236–1237 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5004–5005 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1300–1301 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1165–1166 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4344–4345 |
| Holocene calendar | 11244 |
| Igbo calendar | 244–245 |
| Iranian calendar | 622–623 |
| Islamic calendar | 641–642 |
| Japanese calendar | Kangen 2 (寛元２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1153–1154 |
| Julian calendar | 1244 MCCXLIV |
| Korean calendar | 3577 |
| Minguo calendar | 668 before ROC 民前668年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −224 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1786–1787 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1370 or 989 or 217 — to — 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) 1371 or 990 or 218 |
1244 (MCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1244th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 244th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 13th century, and the 5th year of the 1240s decade. As of the start of 1244, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Dogen Zenji establishes the Eiheiji temple in Japan, in doing so founding the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism.
- Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls.
- James I of Aragon reconquers Altea, Spain.