an English raiding party near Coldstream. During the skirmish, Edmond de Caillou (nephew of Piers Gaveston) is killed. May 2 – In an attempt to stir the Irish nobles into rebellion against English rule, Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert I (the Bruce), is crowned High King of Ireland. August 10 – Second Battle of Athenry: Norman rule is retained during the Bruce campaign in Ireland, at the cost of over 5,000 dead. The Pound sterling experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value. Asia January 4 – Sultan Alauddin Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate dies after a 19-year reign at Delhi. He is succeeded by his 5-year-old son, Shihabuddin Omar, with the support of Alauddin's general Malik Kafur. During his reign, a power struggle occurres between Malik Kafur and the Khalji family. February – Malik Kafur is assassinated by Alauddin's former bodyguards. The 17-year-old Qutb al-Din Mubarak, son of Alauddin Khalji, succeeds him and ascends the throne as ruler of the Delhi Sultanate on April 14. By topic Religion August 7 – After an interregnum (or sede vacante) of two years, due to disagreements between the cardinals, John XXII is elected as successor to Clement V (see 1314). He becomes the 196th pope of Rome (until 1334). Births March 2 – Robert II, king of Scotland (House of Stuart) (d. 1390) April 11 – Édouard I, French nobleman, knight and marshal (d. 1351) May 14 – Charles IV (Wenceslaus), Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) August 15 – John of Eltham, English nobleman and prince (d. 1336) November 7 – Simeon of Moscow, Russian Grand Prince (d. 1353) November 15 – John I (the Posthumous), king of France (d. 1316) date unknown An-Nasir Ahmad, Mamluk ruler (House of Bahri) (d. 1344) Choe Yeong, Korean nobleman and general (d. 1388) Fa Ngum, Tai nobleman and ruler of Lan Xang (d. 1393) Henry II, Polish nobleman, knight and co-ruler (d. 1345) Ibn Arafa, Tunisian scholar, imam and theologian (d. 1401) John Beauchamp, English nobleman and admiral (d. 1360) Magnus IV (or VII), king of Sweden (House of Bjelbo) (d. 1374) Nicholas Eymerich, Spanish inquisitor and theologian (d. 1399) Niphon of Kafsokalyvia, Greek monk, mystic and writer (d. 1411) Otho Holand, English nobleman, knight and governor (d. 1359) Renaud de Carteret, French nobleman and rebel leader (d. 1382) Robert de Herle, English nobleman, knight