12th century3 events3 regions
1180
In 1180: 3 events across 3 regions, including Genpei War and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate, Drought and the end of the Chaco world, Reign of Manuel I Komnenos.
Events
Balkans and Anatolia
- Reign of Manuel I Komnenos8 April 1143 – 24 September 1180
East Asia
- Genpei War and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate5 May 1180 – 21 August 1192
North America
- Drought and the end of the Chaco worldc. 1130 – c. 1180
Still going on
Processes that began earlier and continued through this period
- Igbo-Ukwu: bronze casting in the West African forest800–899 – 1100–1199 · Africa
- K2 (Bambandyanalo) and the rise of Mapungubwec. 1000 – c. 1220 · Africa
- Toledo School of Translators: Arabic learning in Latin1130s – 1187 · Western and Central Europe
- Reign of Parakramabahu I in Sri Lanka1153–1186 · South Asia
- Stefan Nemanja unites Serbiabetween 1166 and 1168 – 1196 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Chimor: the Chimú kingdom and its capital Chan Chanc. 900 – c. 1470 · Latin America
- Zhu Xi and the Neo-Confucian synthesis1175 – 23 April 1200 · East Asia