2073 events
A Mongol army under Genghis Khan captured Zhongdu (modern Beijing), the capital of the Jin dynasty of China
Philip II of France decisively won the Battle of Bouvines, the conclusive battle of the 1213–1214 Anglo-French War.
A crusader army captured Béziers, France, and massacred the city's inhabitants in the first major military action of…
Third Crusade: Crusaders under Richard I of England defeated Ayyubid troops under Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf…
Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the Holy Roman Empire near Legnano
Byzantine–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Myriokephalon in Phrygia, the Seljuq Turks prevented Byzantine forces from…
Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, the last…
Norman mercenaries landed at Bannow Bay in Leinster, beginning the Norman invasion of Ireland
Pope Alexander III was chosen to succeed of Adrian IV in a disputed election.
Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the…
The main altar of Lund Cathedral, then the Catholic cathedral of all the Nordic countries, was dedicated to Saint…
The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234.
The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234.
Yelü Dashi, the Liao general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeated Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of…
The Crusades: The siege of Shaizar ended, and the Emir of Shaizar became a vassal of the Byzantine Empire
William Clito defeated Thierry of Alsace in a battle over the succession to the title of Count of Flanders
Baldwin I of Jerusalem captured Beirut from the Fatimid Caliphate with the help of a Genoese fleet
In the Battle of Tinchebray in Normandy, the invading King Henry I of England captured his brother Robert Curthose.
Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding…
Byzantine–Norman wars: Robert Guiscard led an invasion of the Byzantine Empire, capturing Dyrrhachium in present-day…