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| Years: 1184 1185 1186 - 1187 - 1188 1189 1190 | |
| Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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Events
- May 1 - Battle of Cresson - Saladin defeats the crusaders
- July 4 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin.
- October 2 - Saladin captures Jerusalem.
- Town of Byblos in Lebanon is taken by Saladin.
- Alexis Branas attempts to seize Constantinople in defiance of his master Isaac II Angelus.
- Cathedral of St. Jacob consecrated in Szczecin, Pomerania
- Destruction of Sigtuna - archbishop is killed
- Pope Gregory VIII proposes Third Crusade
- Knut Eriksson builds a castle in the island of Stockholm
- Compass in Europe
- The Toltecs are deposed at Chichen Itza
- Zen Buddhism comes to Japan
- King of Ankor Vat, Jayavarman VII defeats Cham conquerors
- Ghorin Muhammed conquers Punjab
- Genoa takes Bonifacio (in Corsica) from Pisa
Births
- September 5 - King Louis VIII of France (d. 1226)
- Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (d. 1203)
- Isabella of Angouleme (d. 1246)
Deaths
- July 4 - Raynald of Chatillon is executed by Saladin after the Battle of Hattin.
- October 19 - Pope Urban III
- December 17 - Pope Gregory VIII
- Alexis Branas, Byzantine general
- Roger de Moulins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
- Count Raymond III of Tripoli
Heads of states
- England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
- France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223).af:1187
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