1281
| Years: 1278 1279 1280 – 1281 – 1282 1283 1284 | |
| Decades: 1250s 1260s 1270s – 1280s – 1290s 1300s 1310s | |
| Centuries: 12th century – 13th century – 14th century 1281 state leaders | |
Events
- February 22 – Martin IV becomes Pope
- August 15 – Kamikaze storm wipes out invading Mongol army in the coast of Japan
- The Ottoman Empire was founded as an autonomous state (Beylik) in present day Bilecik, Turkey, by Osman Bey.
Births
- Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Leicester, English nobleman (d. 1345)
- Rudolph I of Bohemia (=Rudolph III of Austria)
Deaths
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