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== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[April]] &ndash; [[Massacre of the Latins]]: The [[Eastern Orthodox]] inhabitants of [[Constantinople]] massacre the Venetian, [[Republic of Genoa|Genoan]], and other Latin officials and traders who rule as agents of Empress [[Maria of Antioch]]. She is the mother and [[regent]] of 12-year-old Emperor [[Alexios II Komnenos|Alexios II]]. 
* [[August]] &ndash; [[Andronikos I Komnenos|Andronikos Komnenos]], a cousin of Maria's late husband, Emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel I]] ('''Komnenos'''), raises an army and enters the city, representing himself as the 'protector' of Alexios. He is proclaimed as co-emperor under the name Andronikos I, and has Maria imprisoned and later condemned to be strangled – forcing a signature from Alexios to put his mother to death.<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', pp. 348–349. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>

==== Levant ====
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[Saladin]] leads an Egyptian expeditionary force from [[Cairo]] to [[Syria]]. In June, he arrives in [[Damascus]] and learns that his nephew [[Farrukh Shah]] has raided [[Galilee]], and sacked the villages near [[Mount Tabor]]. On his way back, Farrukh Shah attacks the fortress of [[Cave de Sueth|Habis Jaldak]], carved out of the rock above the [[Yarmouk River|River Yarmuk]]. The garrison, Christian Syrians with no great wish to die for the [[Crusades|Crusaders]], promptly surrenders.<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 352">Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 352. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[July]] &ndash; [[August]] &ndash; [[Battle of Belvoir Castle]]: Saladin crosses into [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] round the south of the [[Sea of Galilee]]. King [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]] ('''the Leper''') of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] marches with his army back from [[Oultrejordain]] and attacks Saladin's forces near [[Belvoir Castle (Israel)|Belvoir Castle]] (modern [[Israel]]). In a fierce battle, the Crusaders successfully repel Saladin's invasion. At the end of the day, each side retires, claiming the victory.<ref>Beeler, John (1971). ''Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200'', p. 138. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University. {{ISBN|0-8014-9120-7}}.</ref>
* August &ndash; Saladin sends an Egyptian fleet to blockade [[Beirut]] and leads his forces in the [[Bekaa Valley]]. The city is strongly fortified and Baldwin IV rushes with his army up from Galilee – only pausing to collect the ships that lay in the harbors of [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] and [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]. Failing to take Beirut by assault before the Crusaders arrived, Saladin breaks off the siege and withdraws.<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 352"/>
* September &ndash; Saladin invades the [[Upper Mesopotamia|Jazira Region]], ending the truce between him and the [[Zengid dynasty|Zangids]]. After a feint attack on [[Aleppo]], he crosses the [[Euphrates]]. The towns of the Jazira fall before him; the cities of [[Edessa]], [[Suruç|Saruj]] and [[Nusaybin|Nisibin]] are captured in October. Saladin presses on to [[Mosul]], and begins the siege of the city on [[November 10]].<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 353">Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 353. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* November &ndash; [[Al-Nasir]], caliph of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], is shocked by the war between fellow-Muslims and tries to negotiate a peace. Saladin, thwarted by the strong fortifications of Mosul, retreats to [[Sinjar]]. He marches to conquer [[Diyarbakir|Diarbekir]], the richest and the greatest fortress of the Jazira Region (with the finest library in [[Islam]]).<ref name="Steven Runciman 1952 p. 353"/>
* December &ndash; Baldwin IV raids through the [[Hauran]] and reaches [[Bosra]], while [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond of Tripoli]] recaptures Habis Jaldak. A few days later, Baldwin sets out with a Crusader force to Damascus and encamps at [[Darayya|Dareiya]] in the suburbs. He decides not to attack the city and retires laden with booty, to spend [[Christmas]] at Tyre.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 354. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Winter &ndash; [[Raynald of Châtillon]], lord of [[Oultrejordain]], orders the building of five ships which are carried to the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] at the northern end of the [[Red Sea]]. Part of his fleet makes a raid along the coast, threatening the security of the holy cities on [[Pharaoh's Island]] (or '''Île de Graye''').<ref>Barber, Malcolm (2012). ''The Crusader States'', p. 284. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-11312-9}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Philip II of France|Philip II]] ('''Augustus''') confiscates all the lands and buildings of the [[Jews]] and expels them from [[Paris]]. The measures are profitable in the short-term – the ransoms alone bringing in 15,000 marks and enriching Christians at the expense of Jews. Ninety-nine Jews are burned alive in [[Brie-Comte-Robert]].<ref>Bradbury, Jim (1997). ''Philip Augustus: King of France 1180–1223'', p. 53. The Medieval World (1st ed.). Routledge. {{ISBN|978-0-582-06059-3}}.</ref>
* [[May 12]] &ndash; King [[Valdemar I of Denmark|Valdemar I]] ('''the Great''') dies after a 28-year reign in which he has gained independence from the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. He is succeeded by his 19-year-old son [[Canute VI of Denmark|Canute VI]], who becomes ruler of [[Denmark]].
* [[Mieszko III the Old|Mieszko III]] ('''the Old'''), duke of [[Greater Poland]], agrees with his son [[Odon of Poznań]] to divide the territories between them: Mieszko hold his western lands and Odon receives the eastern lands south of the [[Obra (river)|River Obra]].
* May &ndash; June &ndash; [[Béla III of Hungary|Béla III]], king of [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]], [[Byzantine–Hungarian War (1180–1185)|ravages]] the region of [[Belgrade]] and [[Braničevo District|Barancs]] (modern-day [[Braničevo District|Braničevo]]). Meanwhile, [[Grand Principality of Serbia|Serbia]] allies itself with Hungary to gain independence.<ref>Makk, Ferenc (1989). ''The Árpáds and the Comneni: Political Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in the 12th century'', p. 116. (Translated by György Novák). Akadémiai Kiadó. {{ISBN|978-963-05-5268-4}}.</ref>
* [[September 14]] &ndash; [[Legend of Nazaré]]: Dom Fuas Roupinho, alcalde of [[Porto de Mós]], is inspired by a Marian miracle to erect the [[Sanctuary of Our Lady of Nazaré]] overlooking [[Nazaré, Portugal]]. Later this year while trying to enter the harbor of [[Ceuta]] by surprise to sink Muslim ships he is spotted and killed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=La mer et les musulmans d'Occident VIIIe-XIIIe siècle|year=1997|publisher=Presses Universitaires de France|location=Paris}}</ref>
* A [[Siculo-Norman|Sicilian]] attempt to dislodge the Moorish fleet from [[Mallorca]] fails.<ref name="norman adversaries1182">{{cite book|last=Abels|first=Richard Philip|title=The Normans and their adversaries at war|year=2001|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|location=Woodbridge|isbn=0-85115-847-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jOic9EEo3PIC&q=The+occasion+of+the+coming+of+the+Normans+to+southern+Italy |author2=Bachrach, Bernard S.|page=100}}</ref>

==== England ====
* [[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]], Norman knight and head of the household of [[Henry the Young King]], is accused of having an affair with Henry's wife, Queen [[Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary|Margaret of France]]. Although contemporary chroniclers doubt the truth of these accusations. Henry starts the process to have his marriage annulled, William leaves the royal retinue, undergoing a period of self-imposed exile, and goes on a pilgrimage to [[Cologne]].<ref>Asbridge, Thomas (2015). ''The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, Power Behind Five English Thrones'', pp. 140–146. London: [[Simon & Schuster]].</ref>

==== Asia ====
* May &ndash; The [[Yōwa]] era, marked by [[famine]], ends during the reign of Emperor [[Emperor Antoku|Antoku]] in [[Japan]].

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==== Religion ====
* The [[Maronite Church]] reestablishes its affiliation with the [[Roman Catholic Church]].</onlyinclude>