1187

Years: 1184 1185 1186 - 1187 - 1188 1189 1190
Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s
Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

May 1 - Battle of Cresson - Saladin defeats the crusaders
July 4 - Saladin defeats Guy of Lusignan, King of Jerusalem, at the Battle of Hattin.
September 20 - October 2 - Siege of Jerusalem - Saladin captures Jerusalem.
October 29 - Pope Gregory VIII issues the bull Audita tremendi, proposing the Third Crusade.
Alexius 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
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

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