1270

Events 
 The Solomonid king Yekuno Amlak kills the last king of the Zagwe dynasty in Ethiopia. The Solomonids begin to rule Ethiopia, which they continue until 1974.
 Louis IX of France starts the Eighth Crusade by attacking Tunis.
 In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion begins.

 Births 
 Jacob ben Asher, Spanish Rabbi (Jewish religious leader)

 Deaths 
 King Louis IX of France