the yellow badge in public. England July 22 – Siege of Carlisle: Scottish forces led by King Robert I (the Bruce) besiege Carlisle Castle, but the stronghold holds out, due to a well-conducted defense organized by Andrew Harclay. After several unsuccessful attacks, Robert is forced to withdraw on August 1.McNamee, Colin (2010). Rogers, Clifford J. (ed.). The Oxford encyclopedia of medieval warfare and military technology, volume 1, pp. 127–128. Oxford University Press. . September – Battle of Moiry Pass: Scottish-Irish forces under Edward Bruce, brother of Robert I (the Bruce), defeat an Irish garrison at Moyry Pass, as part of his attempt to revive the High Kingship of Ireland. October – Banastre Rebellion: A group of English knights start an uprising in Lancashire and revenge themselves on Thomas of Lancaster. After the rebellion, Liverpool Castle is granted to Robert de Holland. Autumn – Scottish forces under James Douglas (the Black) raid Copeland and plunder St. Bees Priory. Asia August 11 – Hōjō Mototoki becomes ruler (shogun) and regent (shikken) of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan. By topic Cities and Towns Cairo, capital of the Mamluk Sultanate becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Hangzhou in Mongolian China (approximate date). Siegfried II, bishop of Hildesheim, provides Dassel in Lower Saxony, Germany with city rights. Vlissingen (or Flushing) in the Netherlands is granted city rights. Births January 20 – Yi Ja-chun, Korean nobleman and general (d. 1361) February 22 – Chunghye, Korean crown prince and king (d. 1344) April 5 – James III (the Unfortunate), king of Majorca (d. 1349) April 14 – Muhammad IV, Nasrid ruler (sultan) of Granada (d. 1333) May 4 – John Segrave, English nobleman and landowner (d. 1353) May 20 – Bonne of Luxembourg, queen consort of France (d. 1349) date unknown Albert IV, German nobleman (House of Ascania) (d. 1343) Federico di Pagana, Genoese nobleman and doge (d. 1406) Gi (or Qi), Chinese concubine and empress consort (d. 1369) James of Piedmont, Italian nobleman (House of Savoy) (d. 1367) Joanna of Hainault, French noblewoman and regent (d. 1374) Johann Hiltalinger, Swiss bishop, theologian and writer (d. 1392) John FitzWalter, English nobleman, knight and landowner (d. 1361) Kujō Michinori, Japanese nobleman (kugyō) and regent (d. 1349) Louis V, German nobleman, knight, prince and co-ruler (d. 1361) Marie de Bourbon, Latin princess (House of Bourbon) (d. 1387) Pierre d'Orgemont, French politician and chancellor (d.