The world in 1301 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

Song Longji led about four thousand Miao, Yao, and other Man troops in an attack on Yanghuangzhai, then attacked Guizhou, where the prefect Zhang Huaide was killed in battle. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史卷20 成宗 1301年)
Haishan (later Emperor Wuzong) fought Qaidu and Dieqieligu, and Qaidu's army was routed. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史卷22 武宗 1301年 8月)
In the sixth month, day renchen, Guizhou was attacked; the prefect Zhang Huaide died in battle and Liu Shen was surrounded in a remote valley. Yunnan Xingsheng Pingzhang Chuohe'er and others rescued him, beheaded the enemy general Sayue and took five hundred heads; Liu Shen barely escaped. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권194 六月 단락194.19.1)

They set out in a direction nearer to Qaidu and reached him. (Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) 87460_djvu.txt 줄 31443–31445)
The army of Qaidu was routed (those who were far away, a few days later). (Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) 87460_djvu.txt 줄 31488–31490)

Grand Prince Andrei and the Novgorod forces attack a fortress on 18 May, but the walls do not fall (the fortress name is not given at this point). (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1301년)