This article is about the year 1244.

Events

• Dogen Zenji establishes the Eiheiji temple in Japan, in doing so founding the Soto sect of Zen Buddhism.
• Sultan Malik al-Muattam razes city walls.
• James I of Aragon reconquers Altea, Spain.

Births

Deaths

• March 1 - Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, eldest, illegitimate son of Llywelyn the Great (b. 1200)

Monarchs/Presidents

• Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276)
• Castile - Ferdinand III, the Saint King of Castile and Leon (reigned from 1217 to 1252).