1213

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	12th century – 13th century – 14th century
Decades:	1180s 1190s 1200s – 1210s – 1220s 1230s 1240s
Years:	1210 1211 1212 – 1213 – 1214 1215 1216

1213 is a year in the 13th century.

Events

May 30 – Battle of Damme; English fleet under William Longsword destroyes a French fleet off the Belgian port in the first major victory for the fledgling Royal Navy.
September 12 – Battle of Muret; The Toulousain and Aragonese forces of Raymond VI of Toulouse and Peter II of Aragon defeated by the Albigensian Crusade under Simon de Montfort
Jin China is overrun by Mongols under Ghengis Khan, who plunder the countryside and cities, until only Beijing remained free, despite two bloody palace coups and a lengthy siege.
Pope Innocent III issues a charter, calling for the Fifth Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.