1168 - Definition and Overview

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 Japan
• King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.

Births

Deaths

Heads of states

• England - Henry II Curt Mantle, King of England (reigned 1154 - 1189).
• France - Louis VII, King of France (reigned 1137 - 1180).