1177
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| Centuries: | 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
| Decades: | 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s
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| Years: | 1174 1175 1176 - 1177 - 1178 1179 1180 |
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[edit] Events
- November 25 — Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard.
- During the third year of the Angen era in Japan, a fire devastates Kyoto.
- Benedictus Abbas becomes abbot of Peterborough.
- Byland Abbey is founded in Yorkshire by the Cistercians.
- Casimir II becomes duke of Poland.
- The Cham sack the Khmer capital of Angkor Wat.
- Roger de Moulins becomes Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller.
- Moscow is burned down and its inhabitants are killed.
- Puigcerdà is founded by Alfonso II of Aragon.
- Leopold V becomes Duke of Austria.
- September 27 — Pope Alexander III sends a letter to Prester John, believing he is real.
- Treaty of Venice — Frederick I Barbarossa acknowledges Alexander III as Pope
- Estonians attack Pskov during winter.
[edit] Births
- Baldwin V, king of Jerusalem (d. 1186)
- Robert de Ros, English baron (d. 1226)
- Philip of Swabia, rival of Otto IV (d. 1208)
[edit] Deaths
- January 13 — Henry II of Austria (b. 1107)
- William of Montferrat, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem (b. early 1140s)
- Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (b. 1095)
[edit] Heads of State
- England — Henry II (reigned 1154–1189)
- France — Louis VII (reigned 1137–1180)
- Byzantine Empire — Manuel I Comnenus (reigned 1143–1180)
- Pope — Alexander III (pope 1159–1181)
- Song China - Song Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (reigned 1162–1189)
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