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Year 1316 (MCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Events

= January – March =

  • 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 occurs between Malik Kafur and the Khalji family.Kishori Saran Lal (1950). History of the Khalijis (1290–1320), pp. 56–57. Allahabad: The Indian Press. {{OCLC|685167335}}.
  • January 28 – Llywelyn Bren leads a revolt against English rule in Wales. After disregarding an order to appear before King Edward II, Llywelyn Bren raises a rebel army and lays siege to Caerphilly Castle."Llywelyn ab Rhys", in Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 34, ed. by Sidney Lee. (Smith, Elder & Co, 1893) pp.21–22 The revolt spreads throughout the south Wear Cove (the Wales valley), and other castles are attacked. Edward sends an expeditionary force led by Humphrey de Bohun to suppress the rebellion. In March, after a battle at Morgraig Castle Llywelyn Bren is forced to break off the Caerphilly siege after six weeks and surrenders on March 18.Davies, R. R. (2000). The Age of Conquest: Wales, 1063–1415, p. 436. St. Martin's Press. {{ISBN|0-19-820198-2}}.
  • February 8 – After only 35 days of ruling the Delhi Sultanate as regent, Malik Kafur is assassinated by Sultan Alauddin's former bodyguards."The Khaljis: Alauddin Khalji", by Banarsi Prasad Saksena, in A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanate (A.D. 1206-1526), Vol. ed. by Mohammad Habib and Khaliq Ahmad Nizami (People's Publishing House, 1970)
  • February 14 – Battle of Skaithmuir: Scottish forces under James Douglas, Lord of Douglas defeat an English raiding party near Coldstream.. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce and the Community of the Realm of Scotland (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964, reissued by Edinburgh University Press, 2013) During the skirmish, Edmond de Caillou (nephew of Piers Gaveston) is killed.David Hume (1996). The History of the House of Douglas, p. 488.
  • February 22 – Battle of Picotin: Catalan forces led by Prince Ferdinand of Majorca, claimant to the Principality of Achaea, defeat the army of Princess Matilda of Hainaut, on the Peloponnese. During the battle, the Catalans kill 500 Burgundians and 700 native troops. The remnants of the Princess's army withdraw in haste, pursued by the Catalan cavalry; before they turn back to loot the abandoned Achaean camp.Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea, 1311–1364". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, p. 112. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. {{ISBN|0-299-06670-3}}.
  • March 12 – At Belgrade, Stefan Vladislav II becomes the new King of Syrmia (now part of Serbia) upon the death of his father, Stefan Dragutin.
  • March 18 – After leading a six-week-long revolt from Wales against England's , and retreating to Glamorgan, Welsh rebel Llywelyn Bren finally surrenders to King Edward's general, Humphrey de Bohun at Ystradfellte.

= April – June =

  • April 14 – Qutb al-Din Mubarak, the 17-year-old son of Alauddin Khalji, succeeds him and ascends the throne as ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.Peter Jackson (2003). The Delhi Sultanate: A Political and Military History Cambridge University Press. .
  • May 2 – In an attempt to stir the Irish nobles into rebellion against English rule, Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland is crowned High King of Ireland.Hywel Williams (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 156. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.
  • June 5 – King Louis X of France ("Louis the Quarrelsome") dies, possibly from poisoning, during a game of tennis at Vincennes, leaving his pregnant wife Clementia of Hungary as his widow. Following Louis' death, his 23-year-old brother Philip is made regent for the remainder of Clementia's pregnancy. There are several potential candidates for the role of regent, his uncle Charles, Count of Valois and Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy.Rose, Hugh James (1857). A New General Biographical Dictionary, p. 89. Volume 11. London: Fellows.Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis: A Cultural History, pp. 17–21. London: Leicester University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-7185-0147-1}}.

= July – September =

= October – December =

  • October 1 – Birger, King of Sweden, issues a letter of protection to the women of the Karelian people in Finland, at the time a part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The letter is the oldest document in the National Archives of Sweden.Jussi Nuorteva and Päivi Happonen, Suomen Arkistolaitos 200 vuotta/Arkivverket i Finland 200 år ("200 Years of Finnish Archive Services"] (in Finnish and Swedish) (Edita Publishing, 2016) p.9
  • October 30 – A papal court in Avignon, with Cardinal Berengar Fredol the Elder presiding, rules that Juan Fernández was properly elected Bishop of León (now in Spain), dismissing a challenge by Juan García. Fernández had been elected a year before, but his confirmation by the Pope was delayed because of the challenge. Before Fernández can travel to Avignon, however, he passes away on December 17.
  • November 15 – John of the House of Capet is born four months after the death of his father, King Louis X of France and, as the eldest (and only) son of King Louis, becomes King John I of France from the moment of his birth, with his uncle, Prince Philip the Tall, serving as regent. John dies, four days after his birth, on November 20."El episcopado de don García Miguel de Ayerbe y el conflictivo período de las tutorías de Alfonso XI para la catedral de León (1318–1332)", by Pablo Ordás Díaz, in La España Medieval 41 (2018), p. 258
  • November 20 – Upon the death of the infant John I, Philip the Tall, eldest surviving brother of King Louis X of France, becomes King Philip V
  • December 16 – Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan becomes the new Mongol Ikhanate of the Middle East upon the death of his father, the Ikhan Öljaitü.

= By place =

== England ==

  • The Pound sterling experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value.[http://www.measuringworth.com/inflation/ Measuring worth.com]

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