What is 1278?
{{Year nav|1278}} {{Year in various calendars|1278}} {{Year article header|1278}} == Events == * [[August 26]] – Kings [[Rudolph I of Germany]] and [[Ladislaus IV of Hungary]] defeat King [[Otakar II of Bohemia]] in the [[Battle of Dürnkrut and Jedenspeigen|Battle of Marchfield]], a match of over 80,000 men and the largest battle of [[knight]]s in the [[Middle Ages]]. The battle ends a power struggle between Rudolph and Otakar over the fate of central [[Europe]], and Rudolph's [[Habsburg]] family will continue to rule [[Austria]] and other captured territories until the end of [[World War I]] in [[1918]]. * The independence, boundaries, and political structure of [[Andorra]] are agreed to by the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Bishop of Urgell]] and the [[France|French]] [[Count of Foix]]. * The earliest known written copy of the [[Avesta (religious scripture)|Avesta]], a collection of ancient sacred [[Iran|Persian]] [[Zoroastrian]] texts previously passed down orally, is produced. * An edict by [[Pope Nicholas III]] requires all [[Jew]]s to attend conversion sermons. * The [[Japanese era name|Japanese era]] [[Kenji (Japanese era)|Kenji]] ends, and the [[Koan (first)|Koan]] era begins. [[Category:1278| ]]