1206

Events

* Temüjin is proclaimed Genghis Khan of the Mongol people, founding the Mongol Empire.
* Qutb ud-Din proclaims the Mameluk dynasty in India, the first dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.
* The Arab engineer al-Jazari describes many mechanical inventions in his book (title translated to English) "The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices".
* The Livonian Brothers of the Sword, in alliance with the Semigallians, conquer Livs.
* King Valdemar II and Archbishop Andreas Sunonis raid Saaremaa Island, Estonia, forcing the islanders to submit. The Danes build a fortress, but finding no volunteers to man it, they burn it down themselves and leave the island.
* Mukhali is appointed myriarch of the left wing of the newly reorganized Mongol army, and granted immunity for up to 9 breaches of the law.
* Theodore Lascaris is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Nicaea.
* Colchester Royal Grammar School founded.

Births

* Béla IV of Hungary (d. 1270)
* Güyük Khan

Deaths

* Ikhtiyar al-Din Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, founder of Muslim rule in Bengal
* April 7 - Frederick I, Duke of Lorraine
* June 4 - Adèle of Champagne, queen of Louis VII of France and regent of France
* Muhammad of Ghor, Persian conqueror and sultan (b. 1162)
* Jamuqa, Mongol military and political leader
* Yang Wanli, Chinese poet (b. 1127)