1246

Events 
 End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. Emperor Go-Fukakusa replaces him.
 Güyük Khan is enthroned as the 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
 A papal mission under Giovanni da Pian del Carpine arrives at Karakorum and witnesses this event.
 The Mexica settle Chapultepec, a former Toltec stronghold.
 Sainte-Chapelle built.
 With the death of Duke Frederick II, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria
 Beaulieu Abbey dedicated.

 Births 
 September 14 – John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (died 1272)

 Deaths 
 February 25 – Dafydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd
 May 31 – Isabella of Angouleme, queen of John of England
 June 15 – Duke Frederick II of Austria (born 1219)
 September 20 – Mikhail of Chernigov, Prince of Kiev
 September 30 – Yaroslav II of Russia (born 1190)
 November 8 – Berenguela of Castile, queen of Castile and León (born 1196)

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