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1165

EVENTS

November 23 — Pope Alexander III enters Rome .

Emperor Rokujō ascends to the throne of Japan . He is one year old.

William I becomes King of Scotland .

Andronicus I escapes from prison.

Henry II Of England begins affair with Rosamund Clifford .

Henry II Of England invades Wales but is forced to retreat.

Muslims take Caesarea Philippi from Crusaders .

Leipzig gains city and market privileges.

The town of Pistoia obteins the appellation of "imperio fidelissima" from Frederick I as faithful of the emperor.

Construction of the Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou , China , is completed in this year during the Song Dynasty .

BIRTHS

August 21 — King Philip II Of France (d. 1223 )

Ibn Arabi , Syrian Sufi philosopher (d. 1240 )

Henry I, Duke Of Brabant (d. 1235 )

Albert Of Buxhoeveden , German soldier (d. 1229 )

Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1197 )

Joan Of England, Queen Consort Of Sicily , daughter of Henry II Of England (d. 1199 )

Phillipe De Plessis , Grand Master Of The Knights Templar (d. 1209 )

DEATHS

February 7 — Stephen Of Armenia , Marshal of Armenia

September 5 — Emperor Nijō of Japan (b. 1143 )

December 9 — King Malcolm IV Of Scotland (b. 1141 )

Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat Al-Baghdaadi , Arab philosopher and physicist (b. 1080 )

Sibylla Of Anjou , Countess Of Flanders (b. c. 1112 )