1222

By place

Asia

• The Ghurid Dynasty capital of Firozkoh is destroyed, by Mongol Emperor Ögedei Khan.

  Mesoamerica

• Chiconquiauhtzin becomes Ruler of the City-state Azcapotzalco at the Valley of Mexico

  Europe

• April 17 - Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury in England, opens a council at Osney Abbey, Oxford.
• May 11 - 1222 Cyprus earthquake.
• August - After the death of John I of Sweden on March 10, 6-year-old Erik Eriksson is elected new King of Sweden.
• Livonian Crusade: The Danish fail in their attempt to conquer Saaremaa Island from the Estonians.
• Ottokar I of Bohemia reunites Bohemia and Moravia.
• The Golden Bull of 1222 is issued in Hungary, limiting the power of the monarchy over the nobility.
• The Cistercian convent in Alcobaça, Portugal, is completed.
• Approximate date - The Royal Standard of Scotland is adopted.
• Traditional date: The University of Padua is founded in Italy, by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.