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Years : | 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 |
Centuries: | 10th century · 11th century · 12th century |
Decades: | 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s |
Years: | 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 1190 1191 |
[edit] Events
- Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria.
- Newgate Prison is built.
- 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.