1280 – 1290s

Events in the 1280s 4

• 1221 – 1284 Alfonso X of Castile Spanish king and patron of music Alfonso X of Castile, known as Alfonso the Wise, commissioned and contributed to the Cantigas de Santa Maria, one of the largest collections of medieval monophonic songs.
• 1245 – 1285 Adam de la Halle French trouvère and composer Adam de la Halle was a northern French trouvère known for his polyphonic rondeaux and the earliest surviving secular play with music, Le Jeu de Robin et Marion.
• 1274 – 1281 Mongol invasions repelled The "kamikaze" divine winds destroy Kublai Khan's fleets Kublai Khan launched two massive seaborne invasions of Japan, in 1274 and 1281. Both were devastated by typhoons that the Japanese called kamikaze — "divine winds" — and by determined samurai resistance. The defeats preserved Japanese independence and entered national legend.
• 1280 – 1304 Jehan de Lescurel French composer and poet Jehan de Lescurel was a Parisian composer whose elegant monophonic and polyphonic chansons represent some of the finest French secular music of the early 14th century.