1168
Events December 22 - Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days. Prince Richard of England becomes duke of Aquitaine.He later becomes King Richard I of England. Emperor Takakura ascends to the throne of JapanKing Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.
Births Deaths April 5 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) Heads of states England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189). France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).
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