1160
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| Centuries: | 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
| Decades: | 1130s 1140s 1150s - 1160s - 1170s 1180s 1190s |
| Years: | 1157 1158 1159 - 1160 - 1161 1162 1163 |
| 1160 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders - Sovereign states | |
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| Births - Deaths | |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories | |
| Establishments - Disestablishments | |
| Art and literature | |
| 1160 in poetry | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1160 MCLX |
| Ab urbe condita | 1913 |
| Armenian calendar | 609 ԹՎ ՈԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -684 – -683 |
| Berber calendar | 2110 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1704 |
| Burmese calendar | 522 |
| Chinese calendar | 3796/3856-11-21 (己卯年十一月廿一日) — to —
3797/3857-12-2(庚辰年十二月初二日) |
| Coptic calendar | 876 – 877 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1152 – 1153 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4920 – 4921 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1215 – 1216 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1082 – 1083 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4261 – 4262 |
| Holocene calendar | 11160 |
| Iranian calendar | 538 – 539 |
| Islamic calendar | 554 – 555 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 1820 (皇紀1820年) |
| Korean calendar | 3493 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1703 |
[edit] Events
- February 3 - Emperor Frederick Barbarossa takes Crema, Italy following a cruel siege, as part of his campaign against the independent Italian city-states.
- Eric IX of Sweden is succeeded by Karl Sverkersson (see Swedish monarchs).
- The Heiji Rebellion continues in Japan.
- Yasovarman II succeeds his uncle Dharanindravarman as ruler of the Khmer Empire. Dharanindravarman's son Jayavarman acquiesces to his cousin's succession and goes into exile in neighboring Champa.
- Spital am Semmering is founded by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria.
- The city of Tomar is founded in Portugal by Gualdim Pais.
- Reynald of Chatillon is arrested by the Muslims.
- Derby School is founded at Derby, England.
[edit] Births
- October 4 — Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (d. c. 1220)
- Yaqub, Almohad Caliph, ruler of Morocco (d. 1199)
- John de Courcy, Earl of Ulster (d. 1219)
- Rabbi David Kimhi, biblical commentator (d. 1235)
- Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, French crusader (d. 1218)
- Taira no Noritsune, Japanese warrior (d. 1185)
- Geoffrey of Villehardouin, French chronicler (d. c. (1212)
- Ibn al-Athir, Anatolian historian (d. 1233)
- Sibylla of Jerusalem, daughter of Almaric I and Agnes of Courtenay (d. 1190)
- Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Sancho I of Portugal (d. 1198)
[edit] Deaths
- February 11 — Minamoto no Yoshitomo, Japanese general (b. 1123)
- May 18 — Eric IX of Sweden, king of Sweden (b. c. 1120)
- July 20 — Peter Lombard, French scholastic philosopher [b. c. 1100
- Al-Muqtafi, Caliph of Baghdad
- Constance of Castile, Queen of France (b. 1141)
- Dharanindravarman II, ruler of the Khmer Empire (reigned 1150–1160)
- Minamoto no Yoshihira, Japanese warrior (b. 1140)
