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1193 CE

King Richard I (the Lionheart), previously imprisoned on his return from the Third Crusade by Leopold V (the Virtuous), duke of Austria is handed over to Emperor Henry VI, and moved to Trifels Castle. The Pisan colony at Tyre plots to seize the city, and hand it over to Guy of Lusignan – the ruler of Cyprus. King Henry I of Jerusalem arrests the ringleaders, and orders that the colony be reduced to only 30 people. The Pisans retaliate, by raiding the coastal villages between Tyre and Acre. Ghurid forces under Qutb al-Din Aibak capture Delhi. General Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji sacks and burns the ancient city of Nalanda, India's greatest Buddhist seat of learning, and the university of Vikramashila.

Conflict & Security

  • May – The Pisan colony at Tyre plots to seize the city, and hand it over to Guy of Lusignan – the ruler of Cyprus. King Henry I of Jerusalem arrests the ringleaders, and orders that the colony be reduced to only 30 people. The Pisans retaliate, by raiding the coastal villages between Tyre and Acre.source
  • Ghurid forces under Qutb al-Din Aibak capture Delhi. General Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji sacks and burns the ancient city of Nalanda, India's greatest Buddhist seat of learning, and the university of Vikramashila.source

Culture & Society

  • February 14 – King Richard I (the Lionheart), previously imprisoned on his return from the Third Crusade by Leopold V (the Virtuous), duke of Austria is handed over to Emperor Henry VI, and moved to Trifels Castle.source
  • King Philip II (Augustus) marries Ingeborg of Denmark, daughter of King Valdemar I (the Great). After the marriage, Philip changes his mind, wishes to obtain a separation, and attempts to send her back to Denmark.source

Births

  • July 28 – Kujō Michiie, Japanese nobleman (d. 1252)source
  • William de Ferrers, English nobleman (d. 1254)source
  • John Angelos (Good John), Byzantine prince (d. 1253)source
  • Giovanni da Penna, Italian Franciscan priest (d. 1271)source
  • Alice of Champagne, queen of Cyprus (d. 1246)source
  • John III (Doukas Vatatzes), emperor of Nicaea (d. 1254)source
  • Juliana of Liège, Belgian nun and mystic (d. 1258)source
  • Margaret of Scotland, English noblewoman (d. 1259)source
  • Sayyed ibn Tawus, Arab jurist and theologian (d. 1266)source
  • Beatrice II, French countess palatine (d. 1231)source
  • John Devereux, Norman nobleman (approximate date)source
  • Henri de Dreux, French archbishop (d. 1240)source
  • Frederick of Isenberg, German nobleman (d. 1226)source
  • Altheides, Cypriot philosopher and writer (d. 1262)source

Deaths

  • March 4 – Saladin (the Lion), sultan of Egypt and Syria (b. 1137)source
  • June 13 – Pedro de Artajona, Spanish nobleman and bishopsource
  • June 27 – Robert FitzRalph, English archdeacon and bishopsource
  • August 2 – Mieszko the Younger, duke of Kalisz (House of Piast)source
  • September 14 – Minamoto no Noriyori, Japanese general (b. 1150)source
  • September 23 – Robert IV, French nobleman and Grand Mastersource
  • December 23 – Thorlak Thorhallsson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1133)source
  • December 24 – Roger III, king of Sicily (House of Hauteville)source
  • Düsum Khyenpa, Tibetan spiritual leader (karmapa) (b. 1110)source
  • Derbforgaill ingen Maeleachlainn (or Derval), Irish princesssource
  • Balian of Ibelin (the Younger), French nobleman and knightsource
  • Ren Zong, Chinese emperor of the Western Xia (b. 1124)source
  • King Tancred of Sicily arranges a marriage between his son Roger III and the 12-year-old Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II (Angelos). Roger suddenly dies on December 24.source
  • Fan Chengda, Chinese politician and geographer (b. 1126)source