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1188

Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England.

Giraldus Cambrensis and Baldwin of Exeter travel through Wales attempting to recruit men for the Third Crusade.

The "Saladin tithe" is levied in England.

Alfonso IX of Castile becomes king of Leon.
Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan.

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1187

Alexius Branas attempts to seize Constantinople in defiance of his master Isaac II Angelus.

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1186

Earthquake at Calabria; one of its cities and all its inhabitants were overwhelmed in the Adriatic Sea

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1185

September 11 - Isaac II Angelus kills Stephanus Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt which deposes Andronicus I Comnenus and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

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1184

Archbishop Absalon of Lund wins a naval victory over Bogislav, duke of Pomerania.

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1183

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Three-year old Emperor Go-Toba ascends to the throne of Japan after the forced abdication of his brother Emperor Antoku during the Genpei War.

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1182

Raynald of Chatillon instigates another war between Saladin and Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.

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1181

Chinese and Japanese astronomers observe what has since come to be understood as a supernova. One of only eight supernovae in the Milky Way observed in recorded history, it appeared in the constellation Cassiopeia and was visible in the night sky for about 185 days. The radio source 3C58 is thought to be the remnant from this event.

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1180

Brougham Castle, Cumbria, UK - built in 1180 on the site of a Roman fort. Stands at the junction of the old roads north from York and Lancaster. Parts of the Roman earthworks are still visible, and there is the site of a Roman cemetery nearby

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1179

June 19 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.

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1178

The Sung Document written detailing the discovery of "Mu-Lan-Pi" (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors

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1177

During the third year of the Angen era in Japan, a fire devastates Kyoto.

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1176

Frederick Barbarossa is defeated in the Battle of Legnano by the Lombard League leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Anagni)

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1175

Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (Rory O'Conner), last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland with the Treaty of Windsor

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1174

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- Vietnam is given the official name of Annam by China.

- Henry II of England acknowledges Rosamund Clifford as his mistress.
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Revolt of 1173-1174 against Henry II of England ends with defeat of the rebels.

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1173

Eleanor of Aquitaine and her sons rebel against her husband Henry II of England in the Revolt of 1173-1174

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1172

Duke Richard of Aquitaine becomes Duke of Poitiers. He later becomes King Richard I of England.

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1171

Henry II of England, with the aid of the ousted King of the Irish province of Leinster, Diarmait MacMurrough, sponsors the Norman invasion of Ireland, sparking eight centuries of conflict and war between Ireland and England.

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1170

City of Dublin captured by the Normans

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1169

Start of the conquest of Ireland. Richard fitzGilbert de Clare ('Strongbow') makes an alliance with the exiled Irish chief, Dermot MacMurrough, to help him recover his kingdom of Leinster.

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1168

December 22 - Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.

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1167

Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan

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1166

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- Marko III succeeds Yoannis V as patriarch of Alexandria.

- Henry the Lion erects first bronze statue north of the Alps.

- Assize of Clarendon enacted in England.

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1165

Emperor Rokujō ascends to the throne of Japan. He is one year old.

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1164

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- Archbishop Rainald of Dassel brings relics of the Magi from Milan to Cologne.

- Thomas Becket contends with Henry II, leaves England to solicit support from the Pope and the King of France.

- The first written record of Tver

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1163

Abbey of Lokkum in Hanover is founded as a Cistercian house by Cornwall

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1162

- June 3 - Thomas Becket consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury.

- July 15 - Ladislaus II of Hungary declared King of Hungary.

- July 24 - Emperor Gaozong abdicated to Emperor Xiaozong.

- July 25 - Emperor Xiaozong announced to posthumously rehabilitate Yue Fei.

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1161

Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.

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1160

Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman, acquieses to his cousin's succession and goes into exile in neighboring Champa.

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1159

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- In the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinals are given the right of election of the Pope. Prior to this, the pope was selected by election by the clergy and congregation of the church.

- Heiji Rebellion in Japan

- Tunis is conquered by the Almohad caliphs.

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1158

End of the formal reign of Emperor Go-Shirakawa, emperor of Japan, also the beginning of his cloistered rule, which will last to his death in 1192.

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1157

- June 11 Albert I of Brandenburg, also called, The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), became the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first Margrave

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1156

According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.

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1155

Frederick I Barbarossa crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

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1154

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- King Stephen of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21.

- Sweden's King Eric introduces Christianity to Finland

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1153

Treaty of Winchester (also known as Treaty of Wallingford). Theobald of Bec reconciles Stephen of England and Matilda, ending "The Anarchy" and allowing Matilda's son Henry of Anjou to succeed as king (in 1154).

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1152

April 28 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.

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1151

Geoffrey of Anjou dies, and is succeeded by his son Henry, aged 18.

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1150

University of Paris, now known as the Sorbonne, founded

City of Airdrie, Scotland founded

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1149

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- Castle of Carimate destroyed.

- June 29 - Nur ad-Din defeats the Principality of Antioch at the Battle of Inab.

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1148

Anna Comnena writes the Alexiad, which is a biography of her father, Emperor Alexius I .