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This article is about the year 1167.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1130s 1140s 1150s – 1160s – 1170s 1180s 1190s |
| Years: | 1164 1165 1166 – 1167 – 1168 1169 1170 |
| 1167 by topic | |
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| 1167 in poetry | |
| Gregorian calendar | 1167 MCLXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1920 |
| Armenian calendar | 616 ԹՎ ՈԺԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5917 |
| Bahá'í calendar | -677–-676 |
| Bengali calendar | 574 |
| Berber calendar | 2117 |
| English Regnal year | 13 Hen. 2 – 14 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1711 |
| Burmese calendar | 529 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6675–6676 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙戌年十二月初九日 (3803/3863-12-9) — to —
丁亥年十一月十八日(3804/3864-11-18) |
| Coptic calendar | 883–884 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1159–1160 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4927–4928 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1223–1224 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1089–1090 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4268–4269 |
| Holocene calendar | 11167 |
| Iranian calendar | 545–546 |
| Islamic calendar | 562–563 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3500 |
| Minguo calendar | 745 before ROC 民前745年 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1710 |
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Year 1167 (MCLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
[edit] Events
- April 12 – Karl Sverkersson is murdered by Knut Eriksson (son of Eric Jedvardsson), who proclaims himself king of Sweden. However, Karl's half brothers Kol and Boleslaw proclaim themselves kings of Östergötland, in opposition to Knut, which leads to fights for the power in Sweden until 1173.
- Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan.
- Peter of Blois becomes the tutor of William II of Sicily.
- Absalon, archbishop of Denmark, leads the first Danish synod at Lund.
- Absalon fortifies Copenhagen.
- William Marshal, described as "the greatest knight that ever lived," is knighted in England.
- Afonso I of Portugal is defeated by the Kingdom of Leon.
- Amalric I of Jerusalem unsuccessfully invades Egypt.
- William of Tyre becomes archdeacon of Tyre.
- May 29 – Battle of Monte Porzio: The army of the Commune of Rome is defeated by the forces of the Holy Roman Emperor and the local princes; Pope Alexander III leaves Rome.[1]
- Oath of Pontida marks the foundation of the Lombard League
- University of Oxford is founded.
[edit] Births
- King John of England, (d. 1216)
- Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (d. 1191)
[edit] Deaths
- January 23 or January 28 – Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (b. 1092 or 1093)
- April 12 – Charles VII, king of Sweden since 1161 (b. c. 1130)
- August 14 – Rainald of Dassel, Archbishop of Cologne (of epidemic after accompanying Frederick Barbarossa on a campaign into Latium) (b. c. 1120)
- Děpold I of Jamnitz (epidemic)
- Frederick IV of Swabia (epidemic)
- Henry II of Limburg (epidemic)
- September 10 – Empress Maud, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor) (b. 1102)
- Yesugei, father of Genghis Khan
- Robert of Melun, English theologian and bishop
[edit] References
- ^ Jean-Claude Maire Vigueur (2010) L'autre Rome. Une histoire des Romains à l'époque communale (XIIe-XIVe siècle). Paris: Tallandier. pp.315.
