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Years: 1165 1166 1167 - 1168 - 1169 1170 1171

Decades: 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s

Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Heads of states

Events

• December 22 - Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.
• Prince Richard of England becomes duke of Aquitaine.He later becomes King Richard I of England.
• Emperor Takakura ascends to the throne of Japan
• King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.

Births

Deaths

• April 5 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)
• Thierry, Count of Flanders (born 1099)

Heads of states

• England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
• France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).af:1168

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