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Cometary records revise Eastern Mediterranean chronology around 1240 CE
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan ( IF 2.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 , DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psaa114
Koji Murata 1, 2 , Kohei Ichikawa 3, 4 , Yuri I Fujii 1, 5 , Hisashi Hayakawa 1, 6, 7 , Yongchao Cheng 1, 2, 8 , Yukiko Kawamoto 1, 2 , Hidetoshi Sano 1, 5, 9
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Eirene Laskarina, Empress of John III Batatzes of the exiled Byzantine Empire of Nicaea (1204–1261 CE), was an important Eastern Mediterranean figure in the first half of the thirteenth century. We reassess the death day of Eirene, which has been variously dated during the years between the end of 1239 and 1241, with the understanding that narrowing the range in which this event occurred contributes much to understanding the political situation in the area around 1240. George Akropolites, a famous official of the Empire, gives an account that connects Eirene's death to a comet that appeared “six months earlier,” thus pointing to two comet candidates that were visible from the Eastern Mediterranean during the years 1239 and 1241, one recorded on “1239 June 3” and the other on “1240 January 31.” Recent historians prefer the former, based on historical circumstances and without a critical assessment of the comet records. We revisit the historical records and reveal that the “1239 June 3” candidate was not a comet. On the other hand, the other candidate was a comet, as supported by multiple historical records in multiple regions, and is also a good fit with Akropolites’ narrative. Therefore, we conclude that Eirene died six months after the comet that was seen on 1240 January 31, which places her death in the summer of 1240. Given that her death day is crucial for determining some other contemporary events across the Eastern Mediterranean, our results offer a solid basis for further research on the thirteenth-century Eastern Mediterranean.

中文翻译:

彗星记录修改了公元 1240 年左右的东地中海年表

Eirene Laskarina,流亡的尼西亚拜占庭帝国(公元 1204-1261 年)约翰三世 Batatzes 的女皇,是 13 世纪上半叶东地中海的重要人物。我们重新评估了 1239 年底至 1241 年间不同日期的艾琳的死日,我们了解到缩小这一事件发生的范围有助于了解 1240 年左右该地区的政治局势。乔治帝国的著名官员阿克罗波利特斯(Akropolites)给出了一个说法,将艾琳的死与“六个月前”出现的一颗彗星联系起来,因此指出了 1239 年和 1241 年间从东地中海可见的两颗彗星候选者,其中一颗记录在“1239 年 6 月 3 日”,另一个在“1240 年 1 月 31 日”。最近的历史学家更喜欢前者,基于历史情况,没有对彗星记录进行严格评估。我们重温历史记录,发现“1239 年 6 月 3 日”候选者不是彗星。另一方面,另一个候选者是一颗彗星,有多个地区的多个历史记录支持,也很符合 Akropolites 的叙述。因此,我们得出的结论是,艾琳在 1240 年 1 月 31 日看到彗星六个月后去世,这使她在 1240 年夏天去世。鉴于她的死日对于确定东地中海其他一些当代事件至关重要,我们的结果为进一步研究 13 世纪的东地中海提供了坚实的基础。我们重温历史记录,发现“1239 年 6 月 3 日”候选者不是彗星。另一方面,另一个候选者是一颗彗星,有多个地区的多个历史记录支持,也很符合 Akropolites 的叙述。因此,我们得出的结论是,艾琳在 1240 年 1 月 31 日看到彗星六个月后去世,这使她在 1240 年夏天去世。鉴于她的死日对于确定东地中海其他一些当代事件至关重要,我们的结果为进一步研究 13 世纪的东地中海提供了坚实的基础。我们重温历史记录,发现“1239 年 6 月 3 日”候选者不是彗星。另一方面,另一个候选者是一颗彗星,有多个地区的多个历史记录支持,也很符合 Akropolites 的叙述。因此,我们得出的结论是,艾琳在 1240 年 1 月 31 日看到彗星六个月后去世,这使她在 1240 年夏天去世。鉴于她的死日对于确定东地中海其他一些当代事件至关重要,我们的结果为进一步研究 13 世纪的东地中海提供了坚实的基础。
更新日期:2021-01-07
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