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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.

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