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Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s

Years: 1162 1163 1164 1165 1166 - 1167 - 1168 1169 1170 1171 1172


[edit] Events

  • Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan
  • Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily
  • Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund
  • Absalon fortifies Copenhagen
  • William Marshal, "the greatest knight that ever lived", is knighted
  • Afonso I of Portugal is defeated by the Kingdom of Leon
  • Amalric I of Jerusalem unsuccessfully invades Egypt
  • William of Tyre becomes archdeacon of Tyre
  • May 29 - Battle of Legano, in which The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I

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