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==== Europe ====
* July &ndash; [[Philip II of France#Wars with his vassals|Treaty of Boves]]: King [[Philip II of France]] signs a treaty to ensure his authority over his vassals, with [[Amiens|Amiénois]], [[Artois]] and other places in northern [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] passing to him. Philip is given the nickname "Augustus" by the monk [[Rigord]] for augmenting French lands.<ref>Baldwin, John W. (1991). ''The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages'', p. 3. University of California Press. {{ISBN|0520073916}}.</ref>
* [[August 15]] &ndash; The cave monastery of [[Vardzia]] is consecrated by Queen [[Tamar of Georgia]]. She marries [[Yury Bogolyubsky]], Grand Prince of [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]].
* September &ndash; [[Henry the Lion]], duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]], returns to [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] after being banished for three years by [[Frederick Barbarossa]], Holy Roman Emperor.<ref>Williams, Hywell (2005). ''Cassell's Chronology of World History'', p. 128. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.</ref>
* [[December 6]] &ndash; King [[Afonso I of Portugal]] ("the Great") dies after a 36-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [[Sancho I of Portugal|Sancho I]] ("the Populator") as ruler of [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portugal]].
* [[Igor Svyatoslavich]]'s failed campaign against the [[Cumans]], later immortalized in ''[[The Tale of Igor's Campaign]]'', takes place this year.