The world in 1229 AD — what happened that year

5 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

China (1)

• Princes and officials gathered at the bend of the Kherlen River, and by the Taizu's last command Ögedei ascended the throne at Kute Aral. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷2 太宗 1229年 8月)

West Asia (2)

• When Ögedei Qaan ascended the throne, he first ordered that the yasa (decrees) established by Chinggis Khan be enforced as they were. (Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) 87460_djvu.txt 줄 4740–4742)
• During this reign two great quriltai of princes were held, and envoys were sent to Kitai and Machin (partly OCR-damaged). (Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) 87460_djvu.txt 줄 5535–5537)

Eastern Europe & Russia (2)

• In 1229, on the bank of the Yaik, the Polovtsy and others pursued by the Mongols fled to Bulgaria (the Volga). (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제3권 VIII장)
• Prince Mikhail comes to Novgorod from Chernigov. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1229년)

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