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The Holy Roman Emperor pushes forward and captures 6 regions after driving back Papal forces in the battle of Ancona. The Pope manages to push and reclaim four of them, but fails to take the opportunity to press the advantage.

The Sicilians declare war upon the Papacy, moving forward into Latium itself, laying siege to Rome. The papal forces defending the outskirts of the city retreat, allowing the Sicilians into the second layer of fortifications. The pope establishes negotiations with the Sicilians, However he is rebuffed and the siege continues.


The Castilian war with the Almohads continues to fall downhill, with the Castilians being driven back all the way to their Capital. However, the Moslems turn and make for the Portuguese army after receiving word of them rampaging through southern Spain, giving the Castilians some breathing room.

The Leonese also fail to mount an assault, attempting to intercept the army as it moves to attack the Portuguese, which results in the battle of Seville. It results in a close Leonese defeat.

The Almohads manage to defeat the Portuguese and drive them back from the straights of Gibraltar, recapturing 10 provinces from the Spaniard's hands. The Portuguese unite with the armies of Castile and Leon to fight again.

Navarra and Aragon declare war on the Almohads, in a joint effort to liberate the eastern Iberian coast. The host is completely annihilated, with the king of Navarra being killed and the King of Aragon fatally wounded.

Meanwhile, the Christians have finally made a breakthrough on the Gazan frontier, defeating a large Fatimid force and smashing their way into Egypt, capturing the Caliph and laying siege to Cairo. The King of Jerusalem now holds jurisdiction over these lands, but the Fatimids stubbornly refuse to surrender.

The Sultanate of Rum disappears as a political entity after the Battle of Theodosiopolis.