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1192

EVENTS

April 28 — Assassination of Conrad Of Montferrat (Conrad I), King Of Jerusalem , in Tyre , only days after his title to the Throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin .

August 21 — Minamoto No Yoritomo granted title of Shogun , thereby officially establishing the first Shogunate in the History of Japan .

October 9 — The Third Crusade ends in disaster. Richard I Of England and Saladin negotiate visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City of Jerusalem .

Richard I Of England taken hostage by Leopold V Of Austria .

Enrico Dandolo becomes Doge of Venice .

Marco Polo Bridge, or Lugouqiao , completed in Beijing .

Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Novgorod burns down Tartu and Otepää castles in Estonia .

BIRTHS

September 17 — Minamoto No Sanetomo , Japanese shogun (d. 1219 )

Giorgi IV Lasha , King of Georgia (d. 1223 )

Stefan Radoslav , King of Serbia (d. 1234 )

DEATHS

April 26 — Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (b. 1127 )

April 28 — Conrad Of Montferrat , King Of Jerusalem (b. mid- 1140s )

May 5 — Duke Ottokar IV Of Styria (b. 1163 )

August 25 — Hugh III, Duke Of Burgundy (b. 1142 )

Kilij Arslan II , Sultan of Rüm

HEADS OF STATES

England — Richard I King Of England (reigned 1189 – 1199 )

France — Philippe II, Auguste King Of France (reigned 1180 – 1223 )

Germany — Henry VI Holy Roman Emperor ( 1191 – 1197 ) and King Of Germany ( 1190 – 1197 )

Pope — Celestine III (pope 1191 – 1198 )

China — Emperor Guangzong Of Song , 12th emperor of Song China (宋光宗) (reigned 1189 – 1194 )