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1192 CE

Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, is assassinated in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin, later the basis of folk etymology for the English word "assassin.". Battle of Jaffa: Richard I of England defeats the forces of Saladin and ends hostilities, paving the way for a truce. Minamoto no Yoritomo is granted the title of shōgun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • September 2 – After negotiations between Richard and Saladin, the Treaty of Jaffa is signed, which makes sure Jerusalem remains in Muslim hands, but insures visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City. The Third Crusade ends.source

Conflict & Security

  • April 28 – Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, is assassinated in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin, later the basis of folk etymology for the English word "assassin."source
  • August 5 – Battle of Jaffa: Richard I of England defeats the forces of Saladin and ends hostilities, paving the way for a truce.source
  • December 11 – Returning from the Third Crusade, Richard I of England is taken prisoner by Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and secured at Dürnstein.source
  • Second Battle of Tarain in India: The Ghurid forces of Mu'izz al-Din are victorious over Prithviraj Chauhan.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • October 9 – Richard leaves the Holy Land, setting sail from Acre and beginning his return to Europe.source

Religion & Belief

  • Margaritus of Brindisi becomes the first Count of Malta after capturing Constance, Holy Roman Empress in 1191.source
  • Constance, Holy Roman Empress is released by Tancred, King of Sicily under the pressure of Pope Celestine III in May, and returns to Germany in June.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • August 21 – Minamoto no Yoritomo is granted the title of shōgun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.source
  • The Lugouqiao (later the Marco Polo) Bridge is completed in Beijing.source

Science & Discovery

  • January 7 – Venus occults Jupiter.source

Disasters & Accidents

  • Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Novgorod burns down Tartu and Otepää Castles, in Estonia.source

Births

  • September 17 – Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shōgun (d. 1219)source
  • Saint Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari of Uch Sharif (d. 1291)source
  • King Stefan Radoslav of Serbia (d. 1234)source
  • Queen Maria of Jerusalem (d. 1212)source

Deaths

  • April 26 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127)source
  • April 28 – Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem (b. mid-1140s)source
  • May 8 – Duke Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (b. 1163)source
  • August 25 – Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)source
  • August 31 - Garnier de Nablus, 10th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallersource
  • Kilij Arslan II, Sultan of Rumsource
  • Ikhtiyar al-Din Hasan ibn Ghafras, vizier of the Sultanate of Rumsource
  • Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the "Old Man of the Mountain", leader of the Hashashin sect (b. 1132/1135)source
  • Prithviraj Chauhan, King of the Chauhan Dynasty (b. 1177)source
  • Saint Margaret of England, English saintsource