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| Years: 1185 1186 1187 - 1188 - 1189 1190 1191 | |
| Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
Events
- Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria.
- Newgate Prison is built.
- Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England.
- Giraldus Cambrensis and Baldwin of Exeter travel through Wales attempting to recruit men for the Third Crusade.
- The "Saladin tithe" is levied in England.
- Alfonso IX of Leon becomes king of Leon.
- Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan.
Births
- March 4 - Blanche of Castile (died 1252)
Deaths
- August 22 - Ferdinand II of Leon
- October 11 - Robert I of Dreux, son of Louis VI of France
- Usamah ibn Munqidh, Arab chronicler (born 1095)af:1188
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