1237 deaths

King of Jerusalem and Emperor of Latin Empire of Constantinople (c.1170-1237)

Sultan of Rum

Queen Consort of France

German Catholic priest, Dominican friar and writer (1190–1237)

king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea (1181-1237)

Welsh princess

Ayyubid emir of Damascus 1229–1237

daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania (1204–1237)

poet

Empress of Constantinople

Egyptian rabbi

Roman Catholic bishop

Iranian author and poet

Margrave of Bodonitsa

French noble

English Earl

Shunten (, traditionally dated – 1237) was the legendary first king of Chūzan and a ruler of Okinawa. The official histories of the Ryukyu Kingdom claim that he was the son of the samurai Minamoto no Tametomo and a local noblewoman during his exile following the Hōgen rebellion. He became the aji of Urasoe at age 15. Seven years later, he led a popular revolt against Riyū, who had usurped the throne of the ancient and mythical Tenson dynasty. He gained recognition as the overlord of all Okinawan chieftains, ruling from Urasoe Castle until his death in 1237. He inaugurated the Shunten dynasty,

Catholic cardinal and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople

Grand Prince of Ryazan

Bishop of Durham

Frisian scholar

Third Sultan of Kedah

German bishop

Hungarian noble (?-1238)

Andorran feudal ruler (died 1237)

princess consort

Sea-king of the Isle of Man and parts of the Hebrides