12th century3 events2 regions
1187
In 1187: 3 events across 2 regions, including Battle of Hattin, Saladin takes Jerusalem, Toledo School of Translators: Arabic learning in Latin.
Events
Western and Central Europe
Middle East and Egypt
- Battle of Hattin3–4 July 1187
- Saladin takes Jerusalem20 September – 2 October 1187
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
- 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
- Genpei War and the rise of the Kamakura shogunate5 May 1180 – 21 August 1192 · East Asia
- Uprising of Asen and Peter: the Second Bulgarian Empire26 October 1185 – between 1187 and 1188 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Zhu Xi and the Neo-Confucian synthesis1175 – 23 April 1200 · East Asia
- Construction of Angkor Thom and the Bayon1181 – c. 1218 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Rock-hewn churches of Lalibelac. 1181 – c. 1221 · Africa