What is 1238?
{{Year nav|1238}} {{Year in various calendars|1238}} {{Year article header|1238}} == Events == * [[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 [[Khmer Empire|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, 6th Earl of Leicester|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]] [[Category:1238| ]]