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| Years: 1177 1178 1179 - 1180 - 1181 1182 1183 | |
| Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
Events
- April 13 - Frederick Barbarossa issues the Gelnhausen Charter
- November 18 - Philip II becomes King of France
- Emperor Antoku succeeds Emperor Takakura as emperor of Japan
- Afonso I of Portugal is taken prisoner by Ferdinand II of Leon
- Artois is annexed by France
- Prince Mochihito amasses a large army and instigates the Genpei War between Taira and Minamoto clans
- Frederick Barbarossa removes Henry the Lion from the Duchy of Saxony, and created the Duchies of Westphalia and Styria
- Alexius II Comnenus becomes Byzantine emperor
- The Wittelsbach family takes control of Bavaria
- Kilij Arslan II allies with Saladin after the death of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus
- Alexander Neckam becomes a lecturer in Paris, and writes De Natura Rerum, an early mention of chess (approximate date)
Births
- Emperor Go-Toba of Japan
- Berenguela of Castile, mother of Ferdinand III
- Eric X, King of Sweden
- Jacques de Vitry, French theologian
Deaths
- Al-Mustadi, Abbasid Caliph
- William de Braose, Third Lord of Bramber
- Louis VII, King of France
- Abraham ibn Daud, Jewish philosopher and martyr
- John of Salisbury, bishop of Chartres
- Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor
- Roman of Kiev
- Yaroslav II of Kievaf:1180
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