12th century3 events3 regions
1189
In 1189: 3 events across 3 regions, including Third Crusade, Frederick Barbarossa's crusade: from Regensburg to the Saleph, Siege of Acre (1189–1191).
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Third Crusade11 May 1189 – between 1 September and 2 September 1192
Balkans and Anatolia
- Frederick Barbarossa's crusade: from Regensburg to the Saleph11 May 1189 – 10 June 1190
Middle East and Egypt
- Siege of Acre (1189–1191)28 August 1189 – 12 July 1191
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
- 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