becomes the founder and first ruler of the Hafsid Dynasty in Ifriqiya. Asia September 13 – Ögedei Khan, the third son of Genghis Khan is proclaimed "Great Khan" of the Mongol Empire, at a Kurultai council. By topic Religion The Catholic Church permanently establishes the Inquisition, in the charge of the Dominican Order in Rome. The University of Toulouse is founded in France. Raymond VII is forced to finance the teaching of theology. Births April 13 – Louis II (the Strict), German nobleman (d. 1294) Al-Ashraf Musa, Ayyubid prince (emir) and ruler (d. 1263) Beatrice of Provence, queen consort of Sicily (d. 1267) Kujō Tadaie, Japanese nobleman and regent (d. 1275) Oberto D'Oria, Italian nobleman and admiral (d. 1306) Deaths January 17 – Albert of Buxhoeven, bishop of Riga (b. 1165) February 8 – Ali ibn Hanzala, Arab imam and theologian February 14 – Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, ruler of the Isles March 13 – Blanche of Navarre, countess and regent of Champagne June 24 – Walter III (or de Brisebarre), lord of Caesarea August 21 – Iwo Odrowąż, Polish bishop and statesman September – Guillem II de Montcada, Spanish nobleman and knight October 10 – Henry de Beaumont, English nobleman October 22 – Gerard III, Dutch nobleman and knight October 26 – Fulk of Pavia, Italian prelate and bishop November 14 – Martin of Pattishall, English chief justice December 25 – Herman II of Lippe, German nobleman and knight (b. 1175) unknown date – Yaqut al-Hamawi, Arab geographer and writer (b. 1179) References