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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1140s 1150s 1160s – 1170s – 1180s 1190s 1200s |
| Years: | 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 1170s decade ran from January 1, 1170, to December 31, 1179.
Events and trends
- 1170—Thomas Becket murdered.
- 1171—Saladin abolished the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt.
- 1171—King Henry II of England landed in Ireland to assert his supremacy; the Synod of Cashel acknowledged his supremacy.
- 1179—Third Council of the Lateran condemned Waldensians and Cathars as heretics; reformation of clerical life.
Significant people
- Henry I of England Beauclerc, King 1100–1135.
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