Deaths on April 20

Güyük Khan

Died on April 20, 1248

Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (b. 1206)

Güyük (or Kuyuk; Mongolian: Гүюг хаан, romanized: Güyug khaan, Middle Mongolian: güyüg qaγan; Chinese: 貴由 Guìyóu) (c. March 19, 1206 – April 20, 1248) was the third Khagan-Emperor of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248.

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Events on 1248

20 Jun

Royal charter
The University of Oxford receives its Royal charter.
15 Aug

Shrine of the Three Kings
The foundation stone of Cologne Cathedral, built to house the relics of the Three Wise Men, is laid. (Construction is eventually completed in 1880.)
25 Aug

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht
The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III, the Archbishop of Utrecht.
23 Nov

Ferdinand III of Castile
Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile.

Deaths on April 20

Güyük Khan

Died on April 20, 1248

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