Years: 1274 1275 1276 – 1277 – 1278 1279 1280 Decades: 1240s 1250s 1260s – 1270s – 1280s 1290s 1300s Centuries: 12th century – 13th century – 14th century Events Battle of Ngasaunggyan: Burma's Pagan Empire begins to disintegrate after being defeated by Kublai Khan at Yunnan near the Chinese border. Some 50,000 leaders and citizens of the Southern Song Dynasty of China become the first recorded inhabitants of Macau, as they seek refuge from the invadi… (More on 1277)