Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Toba of Japan Emperor Tsuchimikado ascends to the throne of Japan January 8 - Pope Innocent III ascends Papal Throne Frederick II, infant son of German King Henry VI, crowned King of Sicily Births August 24 - Alexander II of Scotland (d. ... Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... // Events The town of Riga was chartered as a city. ... Events August 1 - Arthur of Brittany captured in Mirebeau, north of Poitiers Beginning of the Fourth Crusade. ... Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s Years: 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 Events and Trends 1170 - Thomas à Becket assassinated 1171 - Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt. ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s Years: 1180 1181 1182 1183 1184 1185 1186 1187 1188 1189 Events and Trends Categories: 1180s ... Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century Decades: 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s - 1190s - 1200s 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s Years: 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194 1195 1196 1197 1198 1199 Events and Trends 1192 - Minamoto no Yoritomo granted title of shogun, thereby officially establishing Kamakura shogunate, the first shogunate in... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s Years: 1200 1201 1202 1203 1204 1205 1206 1207 1208 1209 Events and Trends 1200 University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France 1202-1204 Fourth Crusade - diverted to... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s Years: 1210 1211 1212 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217 1218 1219 Events and Trends 1210 End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado, emperor of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s - 1220s - 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s Years: 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 Events and Trends Categories: 1220s ... Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s 1210s 1220s - 1230s - 1240s 1250s 1260s 1270s 1280s Years: 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 Events and Trends Categories: 1230s ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

Events

• University of Paris receives charter from Philip II of France
• The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200
• Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed

The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ... The Kanem-Bornu Empire existed in Africa, established around 1200 and lasting, in a changed form, until the 1840s. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ...

Births

• Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265)
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died 1278)
• Adam Marsh, English Franciscan (approximate date; died 1259)
• John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry
• Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date; died 1259)
• Rabbi Isaac ben Moses of Vienna (died 1270)
• Dogen Zenji, founder of Soto Zen (died 1253)

Athir al-Din Mufaddal ibn Umar al-Abhari (1200 - 1265), was a Persian philosopher and mathematician from Abhar, Zanjan, Iran. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200-1278) was a medieval nobleman, knight, politician and minnesinger. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Adam Marsh (Adam de Marisco) (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry (born 1200) was Lord of Clun and Oswestry, in Shropshire. ... Self portrait of Matthew Paris from a manuscript of his chronicle (London, British Library, MS Royal 14. ... A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Isaac ben Moses of Vienna (also called Isaac Or Zarua; Hebrew: Yitzchak ben Moshe) was one of the greatest rabbis of the Middle Ages. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Dōgen Zenji Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師; January 19, 1200 - September 22, 1253) was a Japanese Zen Buddhist teacher and founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan. ... For the vegetable, see Celosia. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ...

Deaths

• Joscelin III of Edessa
• Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (born 1130)