1176

This page relates to the year 1176 Calendrier Julien.

Events

May 22nd: During the Head office of Alep, new attempted murder against Saladin by members of the Sect of the Assassins. The sultan is saved by his Coat of mail. The attackers are massacred.
In August, to be avenged, Saladin besieges Massiaf, fortress of the Assassins in central Syria. Threatened of assassination by the “old man of the mountain”, Saladin raises the seat quickly. He will seek from now on with this reconciling the Assassins, thus depriving his enemies, Moslem Francs or , of an invaluable auxiliary.
Victories of Baudouin IV of Jerusalem over Saladin (1176 and 1177).
the sultan of Roum, Kılıç Arslan II, encouraged by the problems which Manuel has; I {{er}} Comnène in Occident, shakes the Byzantine supervision. The emperor walks against Iconium and undergoes a disastrous defeat against the Turks with the Bataille of Myrioképhalon (September 17th). The Byzantine Empire will not be concerned any.
Saladin makes build a citadel in the east of the Cairo. Al-Qahira, the city of the Fatimides, lose its military character and most of its ramparts are destroyed. It becomes a district of dwelling. Fostat, destroyed in 1168, is entirely rebuilt.

Henri the Lion refuses his contest with Frederic Barberousse for a forwarding in Italy.
May 29th: The Ligue lombarde demolishes the emperor Frédéric {{er}} with Legnano. The privileges of Milan are confirmed.
England: “Sat” of Northampton which requires all the free men an oath of fidelity to the king, orders the destruction of the illegally built castles and threatens the rebels of the cruelest punishments.
La Rochelle receives its charter of commune (1172 - 1178).
Nice also receives its charter of commune.

Reign of Vsésolod III Iouriévitch (the Large Brood), large prince of Vladimir (fine in 1212).
Victoire of Vladimir and Péréïaslav on Rostov and Souzdal. The principality of Vladimir affirms his preponderance on Kiev.
Moscow is devastated by the prince of Riazan.

Cligès , Christian novel of of Troyes.
the construction of the Old London Bridge , the old bridge of London starts (fine in 1209).
Saladin founds universities of administration, the Medersa S, to train civils servant and éradiquer the Chiisme of Egypt.

Increase in the cash and takeoff of the commercial economy in France of North.
the taxation of the England, controlled by the Chess-board according to strict accounting methods, is worth with the king Henri II incomes without equal in its time and allows him to substitute for the feudal service an army of mercenaries thanks to whom his will can be essential.

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