Explore 33 historical events from 1180–1189.
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.
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…
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)