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| align="center" colspan=2 | Years:
1151 1152 1153 - 1154 - 1155 1156 1157
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| align="center" colspan=2 | 1130s 1140s - 1150s ''' - 1160s 1170s 1180s
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| align="center" | - 12th Century ''' - 13th Century
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Events
- King Stephen Of England dies at Dover , and is succeeded by his adopted son Henry Plantagenet who becomes King Henry II of England, aged 21.
- Sweden 's King Eric introduces Christianity to Finland (see History Of Finland ).
- December 14 - Nicholas Breakspear, the only English Pope , is elected as Pope Adrian IV , succeeding Pope Anastasius IV .
- A Chateau is built at Chinon by Theobald I, count of Blois .
- William I becomes King Of Sicily .
- Nur Ad-Din gains control of Damascus , uniting Syria under one ruler.
- Muhammad Al-Idrisi completes his atlas of the world, which will remain one of the most accurate maps until the Age Of Discovery .
- Birmingham , England , and the Birmingham Bull Ring are founded.
- Bosnia becomes an autonomous duchy.
- Belgrade is rebuilt by Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus .
- Tallinn , the capital of Estonia was firstly marked on the world map by Al Idrisi
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