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[[File:Mieszko III Stary (275028).jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Mieszko III the Old|Mieszko III]] ('''the Old''') (c. 1126–1202)]]
Year '''1173''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCLXXIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Bolesław IV the Curly|Bolesław IV]] ('''the Curly'''), High Duke of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]], dies after a 27-year reign. He is succeeded by his half-brother [[Mieszko III the Old|Mieszko III]] ('''the Old'''), and as duke of [[Sandomierz]] in [[Lesser Poland]] by [[Casimir II the Just|Casimir II]] ('''the Just''').
* King [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I]] ('''Knut Eriksson''') extends his rule after the death of co-ruler [[Kol of Sweden|Kol]] – which includes also [[Östergötland]]. He becomes the unopposed sole-ruler of [[Sweden]]. Canute is supported by Earl [[Birger Brosa]].
* [[Abu Yaqub Yusuf]], caliph of the [[Almohad Caliphate]], re-populates the western Andalusian city of [[Beja (Portugal)|Beja]]. But it is rapidly abandoned, a sign of the quick demographic weakening of the Muslims in the peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle): L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique|year=2000|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose|location=Paris|isbn=2-7068-1398-9|page=110}}</ref>

==== England ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Henry the Young King]] withdraws to the French court, marking the beginning of the [[Revolt of 1173–74]], in which former Queen [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and her sons rebel against her ex-husband King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]].
* [[October 17]] &ndash; [[Battle of Fornham]]: Rebel forces are defeated while fording the [[River Lark]]. Flemish mercenaries are driven into the nearby swamps by the English royalists under Lord [[Richard de Luci]] (or '''Lucy''').<ref>Beeler, John (1971). ''Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200'', pp 104–105. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. {{ISBN|0-8014-9120-7}}.</ref>

==== Egypt ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Saladin]] leads an expeditionary army against the [[Bedouin]] tribes in [[Oultrejordain]] to secure a route between [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] and [[Syria]]. He raids the region at [[Kerak Castle]].<ref>David Nicolle (2011). Osprey: Command 12 - Saladin, p. 4. {{ISBN|978-1-84908-317-1}}.</ref>
* Pro-[[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] rising in [[Upper Egypt]] led by [[Banu Kanz|Kanz al-Dawla]], governor of [[Aswan]], is crushed by Saladin's brother [[Al-Adil I|Al-Adil]].

==== China ====
* The Qiandao era ends and the Chunxi era begins during the reign of Emperor [[Emperor Xiaozong of Song|Xiao Zong]] of the [[Song dynasty]].
'''South India'''

* [[Sinhalese monarchy|Sinhalese king]] [[Parakramabahu I|Parakramabahu the Great]] gains a decisive victory by invading the [[Chola dynasty|Chola Empire]] as an ally of the [[Pandyan Civil War (1169–1177)|Pandyas]], capturing [[Tondiarpet|Tondi]] and Pasi regions.

=== By topic ===

==== Art and Leisure ====
* [[August 8]] &ndash; The construction of a [[Bell tower|campanile]], which will become the [[Leaning Tower of Pisa]], begins.
* [[Algebraic chess notation]] is first recorded.

==== Agriculture ====
* King [[Béla III of Hungary|Béla III]] invites [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] and [[Premonstratensians|Premonstratensian]] monks to [[Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1301)|Hungary]]. They introduce advanced [[Agriculture|agricultural]] methods in the realm (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* [[February 21]] &ndash; [[Thomas Becket]] is canonized by Pope [[Pope Alexander III|Alexander III]]. His tomb in [[Canterbury Cathedral]] becomes a shrine and a popular [[pilgrimage]] destination.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=69–72|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[Peter Waldo]], French spiritual leader, is converted to [[Christianity]] and founds the [[Waldensians]].
* The [[Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul)|Great Mosque of al-Nuri]] in [[Mosul]] is completed (approximate date). 
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* [[Pedro Gudestéiz]] resigns the [[archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela]] after some controversy.<ref>[[Richard A. Fletcher]], ''The Episcopate in the Kingdom of León in the Twelfth Century'' (Oxford University Press, 1978), p. 59.</ref>

== Births ==
* [[May 21]] &ndash; [[Shinran]], founder of [[Jōdo Shinshū|Shin Buddhism]] (d. [[1263]])
* [[October 31]] &ndash; [[Kujō Ninshi]], Japanese empress (d. [[1239]])
* [[December 23]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Duke of Bavaria|Louis I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]] (d. [[1231]])
* [[Diya al-Din al-Maqdisi]], Arab [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] scholar (d. [[1245]])
* [[Frederick I, Count of Berg-Altena|Frederick I]], count of [[County of Berg|Berg]]-[[Altena]] (approximate date)
* [[Isabella, Countess of Gloucester|Isabella]], countess of [[Gloucestershire|Gloucester]] (approximate date)
* [[Kamal al-Din Isfahani]], Persian poet and writer (d. [[1237]])
* [[Kolbeinn Tumason]], Icelandic chieftain (d. [[1208]])
* [[Llywelyn the Great]], king of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]] (d. [[1240]])
* [[Louis IV, Count of Chiny|Louis IV]] ('''the Young'''), French [[nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1226]])
* [[Rostislav II of Kiev|Rostislav II]], Grand Prince of [[Principality of Kiev|Kiev]] (d. [[1214]])
* [[Tankei]], Japanese [[Japanese Buddhism|Buddhist]] sculptor (d. [[1256]])
* [[Walter Devereux (born 1173)|Walter Devereux]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1197]]) 

== Deaths ==
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Bolesław IV the Curly|Bolesław IV]] ('''the Curly'''), duke of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]]
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Muiredach Ua Cobthaig]], Irish bishop
* [[March 10]] &ndash; [[Richard of Saint Victor]], Scottish theologian
* [[May 25]] &ndash; [[Euphrosyne of Polotsk]], Belarusian granddaughter
* [[August 9]] &ndash; [[Najm ad-Din Ayyub]], father of [[Saladin]]
* [[August 13]] &ndash; [[Nerses IV the Gracious|Nerses IV]], [[Catholicos of All Armenians|Catholicos of Armenia]] (b. [[1102]])
* [[October 15]] &ndash; [[Petronilla of Aragon|Petronilla]], queen of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] (b. [[1136]])
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Uijong of Goryeo|Uijong]], Korean ruler [[Goryeo]] (b. [[1127]])
* [[Benjamin of Tudela]], Spanish Jewish traveler (b. [[1130]])
* [[Benoît de Sainte-Maure]], French poet and writer
* [[Fujiwara no Ikushi]], Japanese empress (b. [[1146]])
* [[Hemachandra]], Indian poet and [[polymath]] (b. [[1088]])
* [[Kol of Sweden]], Swedish ruler of [[Östergötland]]
* [[Narasimha I]], Indian ruler of the [[Hoysala Empire]]
* [[Raimbaut d'Aurenga]], French [[troubadour]] (b. [[1147]])
* [[Rajaraja II]], Indian ruler of the [[Chola dynasty]]
* [[Reginald Fitzurse]], English nobleman (b. [[1145]])
* [[Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford|Roger de Clare]], 2nd [[Earl of Hertford]] (b. [[1116]])
* [[Vladimir III Mstislavich|Vladimir III]], Grand Prince of Kiev (b. [[1132]])

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