March 27 –
Tamar of Georgia becomes queen regnant on the death of her father and coregent
George III. She remains sole ruler of
Georgia (the first woman to hold this office) until her death in
1213.
Summer – Almohad forces reconquer the
Alentejo (except for
Évora), and besiege
Lisbon on land and blockade the port with their navy. A Portuguese soldier manages to swim to the largest ship of the fleet and to sink it. This ship was so tall, it would have allowed the Muslims easily to reach the walls of the city. The next day, the Almohads have to retreat, taking with them a number of civilian captives.[1]
Siege of Santarém: Almohad forces under Caliph
Abu Yaqub Yusuf march towards
Badajoz and besiege
Santarém, which is defended by King
Afonso I of Portugal ("the Conqueror"). Upon hearing of Abu Yusuf's attack,
Ferdinand II of
León marches his army to Santarém to support his father-in-law, Afonso. Abu Yusuf, in an attempt to break the siege, is wounded by a crossbow bolt and dies on
July 29.
May – A serious fire damages
Glastonbury Abbey and destroys several buildings.
Africa
May – Berber forces under
Ali Banu Ghaniya seize the Almohad cities of
Algiers,
Béjaïa and
Constantine by surprise. While he is away from his base in
Mallorca, one of his brothers, Muhammad, takes control of the island and calls in the Almohads, who intend to capture Mallorca for themselves. Banu Ghaniya arrives just in time to defeat the Almohads and recapture the island.[1]
February 21 –
Battle of Awazu: Minamoto no Yoshinaka is killed during a pursuit by his cousin's armies. He is joined by his foster brother
Imai Kanehira, who commits suicide.
^
abPicard, Christophe (1997). La mer et les musulmans d'Occident VIIIe-XIIIe siècle. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
^Fröhlich, Walter (1993). The Marriage of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily: Prelude and Consequences, pp. 100–101.
^Ferris, Eleanor (1902). "The Financial Relations of the Knights Templars to the English Crown". American Historical Review. 8 (1).
doi:
10.2307/1832571.
JSTOR1832571.
^Williams, Hywell (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 128.
ISBN0-304-35730-8.
^David, Chandler G. (1993). Hattin 1187. Campaign, 19. Osprey. p. 11.
ISBN1-85532-284-6..
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334, pp. 296–297.
ISBN0804705232.
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334, pp. 298–299.
ISBN0804705232.
March 27 –
Tamar of Georgia becomes queen regnant on the death of her father and coregent
George III. She remains sole ruler of
Georgia (the first woman to hold this office) until her death in
1213.
Summer – Almohad forces reconquer the
Alentejo (except for
Évora), and besiege
Lisbon on land and blockade the port with their navy. A Portuguese soldier manages to swim to the largest ship of the fleet and to sink it. This ship was so tall, it would have allowed the Muslims easily to reach the walls of the city. The next day, the Almohads have to retreat, taking with them a number of civilian captives.[1]
Siege of Santarém: Almohad forces under Caliph
Abu Yaqub Yusuf march towards
Badajoz and besiege
Santarém, which is defended by King
Afonso I of Portugal ("the Conqueror"). Upon hearing of Abu Yusuf's attack,
Ferdinand II of
León marches his army to Santarém to support his father-in-law, Afonso. Abu Yusuf, in an attempt to break the siege, is wounded by a crossbow bolt and dies on
July 29.
May – A serious fire damages
Glastonbury Abbey and destroys several buildings.
Africa
May – Berber forces under
Ali Banu Ghaniya seize the Almohad cities of
Algiers,
Béjaïa and
Constantine by surprise. While he is away from his base in
Mallorca, one of his brothers, Muhammad, takes control of the island and calls in the Almohads, who intend to capture Mallorca for themselves. Banu Ghaniya arrives just in time to defeat the Almohads and recapture the island.[1]
February 21 –
Battle of Awazu: Minamoto no Yoshinaka is killed during a pursuit by his cousin's armies. He is joined by his foster brother
Imai Kanehira, who commits suicide.
^
abPicard, Christophe (1997). La mer et les musulmans d'Occident VIIIe-XIIIe siècle. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
^Fröhlich, Walter (1993). The Marriage of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily: Prelude and Consequences, pp. 100–101.
^Ferris, Eleanor (1902). "The Financial Relations of the Knights Templars to the English Crown". American Historical Review. 8 (1).
doi:
10.2307/1832571.
JSTOR1832571.
^Williams, Hywell (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History, p. 128.
ISBN0-304-35730-8.
^David, Chandler G. (1993). Hattin 1187. Campaign, 19. Osprey. p. 11.
ISBN1-85532-284-6..
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334, pp. 296–297.
ISBN0804705232.
^Sansom, George (1958). A History of Japan to 1334, pp. 298–299.
ISBN0804705232.