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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
| Decades: | 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s |
| Years: | 1165 1166 1167 - 1168 - 1169 1170 1171 |
| 1168 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Art and literature | |
| 1168 in poetry | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1168 MCLXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1921 |
| Armenian calendar | 617 ԹՎ ՈԺԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -676 – -675 |
| Berber calendar | 2118 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1712 |
| Burmese calendar | 530 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6676 – 6677 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁亥年十一月十九日 (3804/3864-11-19) — to —
戊子年十二月初一日(3805/3865-12-1) |
| Coptic calendar | 884 – 885 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1160 – 1161 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4928 – 4929 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1223 – 1224 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1090 – 1091 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4269 – 4270 |
| Holocene calendar | 11168 |
| Iranian calendar | 546 – 547 |
| Islamic calendar | 563 – 564 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3501 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1711 |
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Events
- December 22 — Afraid that the Egyptian capital Fustat (in today's Old Cairo) will be captured by the Crusaders, its Fatimid vizier, Shawar, 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.
- The Chinese write the first "movie script" on bamboo. The script is believed to not be inherent with a play, for imaginary events we now call "special effects" are implied.
Births
- Hugh IX of Lusignan, crusader (d. 1219)
- Prithviraj Chauhan of India (d. 1192)
Deaths
- February 4 — Thierry, Count of Flanders (b. 1099)
- April 5 — Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)
- See also Category: 1168 deaths.
Heads of states
- England — Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154–1189).
- France — Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137–1180).
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