1181

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political events

England's Henry II removes Hugh de Lacy, 1st lord of Meath, from his position as procurator of Ireland, possibly because Meath has married a daughter of Connaught's king Roderic without royal permission (see 1177). Meath will soon regain his appointment but will be suspended in 1184.

Hungary's Béla IV goes to war with Venice in an effort to recover Dalmatia (see 1124), but although the bloody conflict will continue until 1188 and be renewed from 1190 to 1191, it will be only partially successful.

The Japanese samurai dictator Kiyomori Taira dies at Kyoto March 21 at age 62, having turned over all affairs of state to his son in order to devote his efforts to building a new army, but he leaves that project incomplete (see 1180). Tokimasa Hojo helps his son-in-law Yoritomo Minamoto establish a shōgunate (see 1183).

religion

Pope Alexander III dies at Rome August 30 at age 76 (approximate) after a 22-year reign; Tuscany-born Ubaldo Cardinal Allucingoli is elected September 1 to succeed him and will reign until 1185 as Lucius III.

Roger of Pont L'évêque, archbishop of York, dies at York November 26.

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Astronomy

A supernova is reported in China and Japan. It remains visible for 183 days. See also 1054 Astronomy; 2002 Astronomy.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1150s  1160s  1170s  – 1180s –  1190s  1200s  1210s
Years:	1178 1179 1180 – 1181 – 1182 1183 1184

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Art and literature

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1181 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1181 MCLXXXI
Ab urbe condita	1934
Armenian calendar	630 ԹՎ ՈԼ
Bahá'í calendar	-663 – -662
Berber calendar	2131
Buddhist calendar	1725
Burmese calendar	543
Byzantine calendar	6689 – 6690
Chinese calendar	庚子年十二月十四日 (3817/3877-12-14) — to — 辛丑年十一月廿四日 (3818/3878-11-24)
Coptic calendar	897 – 898
Ethiopian calendar	1173 – 1174
Hebrew calendar	4941 – 4942
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1236 – 1237
- Shaka Samvat	1103 – 1104
- Kali Yuga	4282 – 4283
Holocene calendar	11181
Iranian calendar	559 – 560
Islamic calendar	576 – 577
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3514
Thai solar calendar	1724
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Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Sources

Events

• Jayavarman VII defeats the Cham and assumes control of the Khmer kingdom.
• The word Albigensians is first used by chronicler Geoffroy du Breuil of Vigeois to describe the inhabitants of Albi, France.
• September 1—Pope Lucius III succeeds Pope Alexander III as the 171st pope.
• Chinese and Japanese astronomers observe what has since come to be understood as a supernova. One of only eight supernovae in the Milky Way observed in recorded history, it appears in the constellation Cassiopeia and is visible in the night sky for about 185 days. The radio source 3C58 is thought to be the remnant from this event.
• The Yowa era, marked by famine, begins in Japan.

Births

• September 26—Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226)
• Teresa of Portugal (d. 1250)

Deaths

• January 30—Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)
• March 17—Henry I of Champagne, count of Champagne
• June 30—Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)
• August 30—Pope Alexander III (b. c. 1100–1105)
• Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese warlord (b. 1118)
• As-Salih Ismail al-Malik, ruler of Syria (b. 1163)

Sources

http://www.historyorb.com/date/1181

http://www.historyorb.com/birthdays/date/1181

http://www.answers.com/topic/1181

http://seds.org/~spider/spider/misc/sn1181.html

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