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| 1316 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1316 MCCCXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2069 |
| Armenian calendar | 765 ԹՎ ՉԿԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6066 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1237–1238 |
| Bengali calendar | 723 |
| Berber calendar | 2266 |
| English Regnal year | 9 Edw. 2 – 10 Edw. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1860 |
| Burmese calendar | 678 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6824–6825 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙卯年 (Wood Rabbit) 4013 or 3806 — to — 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 4014 or 3807 |
| Coptic calendar | 1032–1033 |
| Discordian calendar | 2482 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1308–1309 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5076–5077 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1372–1373 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1237–1238 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4416–4417 |
| Holocene calendar | 11316 |
| Igbo calendar | 316–317 |
| Iranian calendar | 694–695 |
| Islamic calendar | 715–716 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 5 (正和５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1227–1228 |
| Julian calendar | 1316 MCCCXVI |
| Korean calendar | 3649 |
| Minguo calendar | 596 before ROC 民前596年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −152 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1858–1859 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木兔年 (female Wood-Rabbit) 1442 or 1061 or 289 — to — 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 1443 or 1062 or 290 |
Year 1316 (MCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- January 28–March 18 – Llywelyn Bren revolts against English rule in Wales.
- February 22 – Battle of Picotin: Ferdinand of Majorca defeats the forces of Matilda of Hainaut on the Peloponnese.
- July 5 – Battle of Manolada: Forces of the Duchy of Burgundy defeat the Kingdom of Majorca, kill its king, Ferdinand, and conquer the Principality of Achaea.
- August – Battle of Gransee: A North German-Danish alliance, led by Henry II of Mecklenburg, decisively defeats the forces of Waldemar of Brandenburg.
- August 7 – Pope John XXII succeeds Pope Clement V as the 196th pope.
- August 10 – Second Battle of Athenry: Norman rule is retained in Ireland, at the cost of over 5,000 dead.
Date unknown
- The Great Famine of 1315–1317 is at its peak.
- The Pound sterling experiences the greatest year of inflation in its history, at 100.04 percent, losing over half its value.[1]
- The Au peninsula in Switzerland is first mentioned as "Owe", belonging to the commandry of the Knights Hospitaller in Bubikon.
Births
- March 2 – King Robert II of Scotland (d. 1390)
- April or May – Magnus IV, king of Sweden 1319–1364 (d. 1374)
- May 14 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia (d. November 29 1378)
- November 7 – Simeon of Russia (d. 1353)
- November 15 – King John I of France (d. November 20)
- date unknown – Fa Ngum, King of Lan Xang (d. 1393)
Deaths
- March 2 – Marjorie Bruce, Scottish princess, daughter of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1296)
- March 12 – King Stefan Dragutin of Serbia
- June 5 – King Louis X of France (b. 1289)
- July 5 – Infante Ferdinand of Majorca (b. 1278)
- August 2 – Louis of Burgundy, Prince of Achaea (b. 1297)
- August 10 – Felim mac Aedh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht (in battle)
- November 20 – King John I of France (b. November 15)
- date unknown
- Guillaume Guiart, French chronicler and poet
- Guo Shoujing, Chinese astronomer and mathematician
- Vytenis, Grand Prince of Lithuania
- Alauddin Khalji, sultan of Delhi, India
- Sang Sapurba, progenitor of the Malay kings of Malacca and Majapahit (b. 1245)
- Öljaitü, Khan of the Ilkhanate