by or at the orders of his uncle, John (Lackland). August – Siege of Château Gaillard: French forces under Philip II begin the siege at Château Gaillard as part of a campaign to reconquer the continental properties of John (Lackland). During the winter of 1203/1204, the English under William Marshal attempt to relieve the castle. October – Brothers' Quarrel: Emeric, King of Hungary captures his rebellious brother Duke Andrew without resistance following their third confrontation in recent years. December 6 – John (Lackland) abandons the lands that have been held by the Dukes of Normandy for over a hundred years and returns to England. Only two castles hold out against the French forces – they are Chinon Castle, controlled by Hubert de Burgh and Loches Castle. The Oeselians ravage Danish Scania. The returning pirates later skirmish with the German settlers of Riga, near Visby in Gotland. Levant Summer – On orders of Al-Adil I, sultan of Egypt, Muslim ships attack Crusader vessels off Cyprus. Ships from Acre retaliate this action, by capturing six Muslim ships off Acre. King Aimery of Jerusalem declares the truce void between Al-Aldil and the Crusaders, and raids Muslim territory in northern Palestine. Al-Adil responds by taking his army to the outskirts of Acre – but does not launch an assault and retires afterward. A plague breaks out in Acre and half the newly arrived Crusader army dies. Japan Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes the third shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate. During his reign, Sanetomo is a puppet ruler for his mother Hōjō Masako who uses him as a pawn in her war with her father Hōjō Tokimasa. By topic Economy First evidence that the Temple in London is extending loans to John (Lackland). The sums remain small, but are often used for critical operations, such as the ransoming of the king’s soldiers captured by the French. Religion April 8 – Congress of Bilino Polje: Ban Kulin, ruler of bosnia, officially declares his allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church and denounces heresy. Ragnall mac Somairle, a Scottish nobleman, invites Benedictine monks to establish the abbey of Iona. The Temple of Nataraja is completed, at Chidambaram in India. Births January 10 – Abu Shama, Arab historian and writer (d. 1267) Abu Zakariya Yahya, ruler of the Hafsid Sultanate (d. 1249) Bi Bi Monajemeh Nishaburi, Persian astronomer (d. 1280) Cecilia Cesarini, Italian Dominican nun and saint (d. 1290) Donnchadh,