1200

Years: 1197 1198 1199 – 1200 – 1201 1202 1203

Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s – 1200s – 1210s 1220s 1230s

Centuries: 11th century – 12th century – 13th century

Events

• University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France

• Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed

Births

• Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date) (b. 1259)
• Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1244)

Deaths

• Zhu Xi Chinese philosopher (b. 1130)

See also: 1200, 1130, 1170s, 1180s, 1190s, 1197, 1198, 1199, 11th century, 1200s