1173

This page relates to the year 1173 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Règne in India of Transfered Ballâla, king Hoysala (fine in 1220).
Revival shivaïte in India in the shape of the sect of the Virashaïvas, of which one of the promoters is Basava.

Ghazni, capital of the Ghaznévides, is taken by the princes of Ghor. Ghaznévides flee in India where the Ghurides will track them until in 1186.
Saladin seizes Aden.

July: Forwarding of Saladin in the east of the the Jordan. Nur AD-DIN walk towards the south to join it, but Saladin, pretexting the disease of his/her father Ayyoub, takes again the road of Egypt has its approach. Ayyoub, which has just sunk in the coma following a fall of horse dies indeed in August. Nur AD-DIN, noting that it does not have any more any right-hand man in Egypt, decides to personally take in hand the businesses of the country.

Pisa, eclipsed one moment in Egypt by the conquest ayyubide, finds its commercial laws and obtains even new concessions (right to use its own weights and measures and suppression of vexatious practices: compulsory sales, exaction of the customs officers). It imports wood, iron, gold and money and buys spices and especially of alum. The materials brought by the Italians make it possible Saladin to rebuild its fleet.

the chief of the Sect of the Assassins, Rachideddin Sinan (“the old man of the mountain”) sends an embassy to Amaury Ier of Jerusalem to discuss the conditions of the conversion of the followers of the sect. The Templiers, decided to ruin the talks, tighten a ambush with the envoys on their return of Jerusalem and massacre them.

February 21st: Canonization of Thomas Becket, old Archbishop of Canterbury.
April: Beginning of the Revolt of 1173-1174 in England and Normandy. The sons of Henri II rebel against their father:

Revolt of Richard Lion-hearted in Aquitaine against his/her father Henri II of England with the support of Aliénor of Aquitaine (fine in 1183). In November, Aliénor is captured by her husband whereas, vêtue of a male dress, it tried to take refuge near the king of France. The queen is locked up with the castle of Chinon (fine in 1189).
Revolt of the barons in England and Normandy (end in 1174).
Guillaume the Lion, king of Scotland, makes the war in England, but is captured and imprisoned with Falaise by Henri II. He will be released only against ransom and recognition of sovereignty.

Countryside of Frederic Barberousse in Italy (fine in 1178). It is beaten by Florence.

Foundation of the sect of the “Poor of Lyon” (Of Vaud) by Pierre Valdès. Commercial rich person of Lyon, it decides all to leave to preach with his disciples penitence and poverty.

Beginning of the reign of Mieszko III the Old man, duke of Poland.
Lech becomes duke of Mazovie.
Reign of Sviatoslav III of Kiev.
Beginning of the reign of Riourik Rostislavitch, prince, then large-prince of Kiev (1173, 1180 - 1181, 1194 - 1201, 1203 - 1204).
Mstislav the Brave man, prince of Smolensk, revolts against Andreï Bogolioubski.

August 9th: Beginning of the construction of the leaning Tower of Pisa by the Architect Bonanno.

January 5th: Boleslas IV Curly the, duke of Poland.
August: Ayyoub
Euphrosyne with Jerusalem. It becomes the holy protective one of its birthplace, Polotsk, and later of all the Bielorussia.
Benjamin de Tudèle
Guifred Estruch

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