1228

1228 (MCCXXVIII) is a year in the Julian calendar. It was a leap year, so February had 29 days. The year is part of the 13th century, a period characterized by Crusades, feudal polities, and the growth of urban centers in Europe.

In the context of the Crusades, 1228 saw the start of the Sixth Crusade, led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. The campaign aimed at reestablishing Christian access to the holy sites in the Near East and would culminate in a diplomatic settlement in 1229 that temporarily restored Jerusalem and other key places to Christian control without large-scale warfare. The Crusade occurred amid ongoing tensions between Frederick and the Papacy, as well as broader religious and political conflicts of the era, including the later stages of the Albigensian Crusade in southern France.

Numerical and calendar notes: 1228 is an even composite number, equal to 2^2 × 307, and it follows 1227 and precedes 1229. In Roman numerals it is MCCXXVIII. As a calendar year, it sits squarely in the high medieval period, a time of significant political and religious transformation across Europe and the Mediterranean.