Historical Events in 1279

Mar 19 A Mongolian victory at the naval Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China

Jul 29 Five emissaries dispatched by Kublai Khan from the Mongol Yuan dynasty are beheaded by Japan

Oct 12 Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon
Dec 12 Discovery of a sarcophagus supposedly containing the body of Mary Magdalene in the crypt of the church of Saint-Maximin, southeastern France