1188
Events Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria. Newgate Prison is built. Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England. Giraldus Cambrensis and Baldwin of Exeter travel through Wales attempting to recruit men for the Third Crusade. The "Saladin tithe" is levied in England. Alfonso IX of Castile becomes king of Leon. Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan. Births March 4 - Blanche of Castile Deaths August 22 - Ferdinand II of Leon Usamah ibn Munqidh, Arab chronicler Heads of states England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189). France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223) Byzantine Empire - Isaac II Angelus, Byzantine emperor (reigned 1185 - 1195)
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