1188
| Years: 1185 1186 1187 - 1188 - 1189 1190 1191 | |
| Decades: 1150s 1160s 1170s - 1180s - 1190s 1200s 1210s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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.
- Alfonso IX of Castile becomes king of Leon.
- Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan.
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Deaths
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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