1185
Taira no Munemori, Japanese soldier (born 1147)
Taira no Munemori was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War.
Taira no Munemori, Japanese soldier (born 1147)
The 1180s
Explore 46 historical events from 1180–1189.
1185
Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (born before 1143)
Stefan was the first Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death.
Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (born before 1143)
1185
Stephen Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier (born 1130)
Stephen Hagiochristophorites was the most powerful member of the court of Byzantine emperor Andronikos I Komnenos. He was killed while trying to arrest Isaac II Angelos, who subseq…
Stephen Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier (born 1130)
1185
Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118)
Andronikos I Komnenos, Latinized as Andronicus I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1183 to 1185. A nephew of John II Komnenos, Andronikos rose to fame in the reign of his cousin…
Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118)
1184
The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson
The Battle of Fimreite was a naval battle fought on June 15, 1184, between King Magnus Erlingsson and the Birkebeiner supported Sverre Sigurdsson. At this time in Norwegian history…
The naval Battle of Fimreite is won by the Birkebeiner pretender Sverre Sigurdsson
1184
Erfurt latrine disaster: At a Hoftag, a meeting with local notables, organized by Henry VI, the building collapses and…
On 26 July 1184, in the German city of Erfurt, approximately sixty local nobles died when the floor of a building collapsed through the ground floor and into the latrine cesspit be…
Erfurt latrine disaster: At a Hoftag, a meeting with local notables, organized by Henry VI, the building collapses and…
1184
Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (born 1156)
Magnus Erlingsson, also known as Magnus V, was a king of Norway during the civil war era in Norway. He helped to establish primogeniture in royal succession in Norway. King Magnus …
Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (born 1156)
1183
The Mor Bar Sauma Monastery is destroyed by a fire.
The Mor Bar Sauma Monastery was a Syriac Orthodox monastery located between Gargar and Malatya in Turkey. The monastery served as the regular patriarchal residence from the elevent…
The Mor Bar Sauma Monastery is destroyed by a fire.
1183
Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western…
Taira no Munemori was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War.
Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western…
1183
Henry the Young King of England (born 1155)
Henry the Young King was the eldest son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine to survive childhood. In 1170, he became titular King of England, Duke of Normandy, Count of…
Henry the Young King of England (born 1155)
1183
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (born 1117)
Otto I, called the Redhead, was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdicati…
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (born 1117)
1182
Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shōgun (died 1204)
Minamoto no Yoriie was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the second shōgun (1202–1203) of the Kamakura shogunate and the first son of its founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His Dharma na…
Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shōgun (died 1204)
1182
Valdemar I, king of Denmark (born 1131)
Valdemar I Knudsen, also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its…
Valdemar I, king of Denmark (born 1131)
1182
John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (born 1132)
John Komnenos Vatatzes, or simply John Komnenos or John Vatatzes in the sources, was a major military and political figure in the Byzantine Empire during the reigns of Manuel I Kom…
John Komnenos Vatatzes, Byzantine general (born 1132)
1181
845 years ago
Election of pope Lucius III following the death of pope Alexander III in the previous month.
Pope Lucius III, born Ubaldo Allucingoli, reigned as head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 September 1181 to his death in 1185. Born to an aristocratic f…
Election of pope Lucius III following the death of pope Alexander III in the previous month.
1181
845 years ago
Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, Welsh politician (born 1147)
Hugh of Cyfeiliog, 5th Earl of Chester, also written Hugh de Kevelioc or Hugh de Kevilioc, was an Anglo-Norman magnate who was active in England, Wales, Ireland and France during t…
Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, Welsh politician (born 1147)
1181
845 years ago
Pope Alexander III (born c. 1100–1105)
Pope Alexander III, born Roland, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 September 1159 until his death in 1181.
Pope Alexander III (born c. 1100–1105)
1180
First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan
The First Battle of Uji , alternatively known as "Mochihitos Raising of an Army" in Japan is a battle which took place on June 20, 1180, following Prince Mochihito and Minamoto no …
First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan
1180
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no…
The Genpei War was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira and the establishment …
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no…
1180
Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen.
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the firs…
Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen.
1180
Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (died 1239)
Emperor Go-Toba was the 82nd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1183 through 1198.
Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (died 1239)
1180
Louis VII, king of France (born 1120)
Louis VII, was King of France from 1137 to 1180. His first marriage was to Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe. The marria…
Louis VII, king of France (born 1120)