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* Prince Richard of [[Kingdom of England|England]] becomes Duke of [[Aquitaine]] (he later becomes King [[Richard I of England]]). |
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* Late Summer – King [[Amalric of Jerusalem|Amalric I]] of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] and the Byzantine emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel I]] ('''Komnenos''') negotiates an alliance against Fatimid [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]]. Archbishop [[William of Tyre]] is among the ambassadors send to [[Constantinople]] to finalize the treaty. |
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* King [[Valdemar I of Denmark]] conquers Arkona on the Island of [[Rügen]], the strongest pagan fortress and temple in [[Northern Europe]]. |
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* King [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] ('''the Great''') of [[Denmark]] conquers the Wendish capital city of [[Cape Arkona|Arkona]] on the island of [[Rügen]] (modern [[Germany]]). The [[Wends]] become Christians and subject to Danish suzerainty. |
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* The newly born [[Commune of Rome]] conquers and destroys the rival neighboring city of [[Albano Laziale|Albano]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Jean-Claude Maire|last=Vigueur|year=2010|title=L'autre Rome: Une histoire des Romains à l'époque communale (XIIe-XIVe siècle)|location=Paris|publisher=Tallandier|page=314}}</ref> |
* The newly born [[Commune of Rome]] conquers and destroys the rival neighboring city of [[Albano Laziale|Albano]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Jean-Claude Maire|last=Vigueur|year=2010|title=L'autre Rome: Une histoire des Romains à l'époque communale (XIIe-XIVe siècle)|location=Paris|publisher=Tallandier|page=314}}</ref> |
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* [[Yuanqu County (Shandong)|Yuanqu County]] (known as '''Wanting County''') in [[China]] is destroyed by a flood of the [[Yellow River]]. |
* [[Yuanqu County (Shandong)|Yuanqu County]] (known as '''Wanting County''') in [[China]] is destroyed by a flood of the [[Yellow River]]. |
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* [[September 20]] – Antipope [[Antipope Paschal III|Paschal III]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 4-year reign. Giovanni di Struma is elected as his successor and will reign as Antipope [[Antipope Callixtus III|Callixtus III]] with support from Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]]. |
* [[September 20]] – Antipope [[Antipope Paschal III|Paschal III]] dies at [[Rome]] after a 4-year reign. Giovanni di Struma is elected as his successor and will reign as Antipope [[Antipope Callixtus III|Callixtus III]] with support from Emperor [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Frederick I]]. |
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Births – Deaths |
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Art and literature |
1168 in poetry |
Gregorian calendar | 1168 MCLXVIII |
Ab urbe condita | 1921 |
Armenian calendar | 617 ԹՎ ՈԺԷ |
Assyrian calendar | 5918 |
Balinese saka calendar | 1089–1090 |
Bengali calendar | 575 |
Berber calendar | 2118 |
English Regnal year | 14 Hen. 2 – 15 Hen. 2 |
Buddhist calendar | 1712 |
Burmese calendar | 530 |
Byzantine calendar | 6676–6677 |
Chinese calendar | 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 3865 or 3658 — to — 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 3866 or 3659 |
Coptic calendar | 884–885 |
Discordian calendar | 2334 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1160–1161 |
Hebrew calendar | 4928–4929 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1224–1225 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1089–1090 |
- Kali Yuga | 4268–4269 |
Holocene calendar | 11168 |
Igbo calendar | 168–169 |
Iranian calendar | 546–547 |
Islamic calendar | 563–564 |
Japanese calendar | Nin'an 3 (仁安3年) |
Javanese calendar | 1075–1076 |
Julian calendar | 1168 MCLXVIII |
Korean calendar | 3501 |
Minguo calendar | 744 before ROC 民前744年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −300 |
Seleucid era | 1479/1480 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 1710–1711 |
Tibetan calendar | 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 1294 or 913 or 141 — to — 阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) 1295 or 914 or 142 |
Year 1168 (MCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
- Late Summer – King Amalric I of Jerusalem and the Byzantine emperor Manuel I (Komnenos) negotiates an alliance against Fatimid Egypt. Archbishop William of Tyre is among the ambassadors send to Constantinople to finalize the treaty.
- December 22 – Afraid that the Egyptian capital Fustat (modern-day Old Cairo) will be captured by Crusader forces, its Fatimid vizier, Shawar, orders the city set afire. The capital burns for 54 days.
Europe
- King Valdemar I (the Great) of Denmark conquers the Wendish capital city of Arkona on the island of Rügen (modern Germany). The Wends become Christians and subject to Danish suzerainty.
- The newly born Commune of Rome conquers and destroys the rival neighboring city of Albano.[1]
Asia
- April 9 – Emperor Rokujō is deposed by his grandfather, retired-Emperor Go-Shirakawa, after a 8-month reign. He is succeeded by his 6-year-old uncle, Takakura, as the 80th emperor of Japan.
- Yuanqu County (known as Wanting County) in China is destroyed by a flood of the Yellow River.
By topic
Religion
- September 20 – Antipope Paschal III dies at Rome after a 4-year reign. Giovanni di Struma is elected as his successor and will reign as Antipope Callixtus III with support from Emperor Frederick I.
Deaths
- January 17 – Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)
- April 5 – Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
- September 20 – Paschal III, antipope of Rome (b. 1110)
- October 24 – William IV, count of Auxerre and Nevers
- November 5 – Hugh IX (Lusignan), French nobleman
- Wivina, French Benedictine abbess and saint (b. 1103)
References
- ^ Vigueur, Jean-Claude Maire (2010). L'autre Rome: Une histoire des Romains à l'époque communale (XIIe-XIVe siècle). Paris: Tallandier. p. 314.