What happened in 1157?
Battle of Lake Huleh, Battle of Grathe Heath and 1157 Hama earthquake — among 26 events recorded in 1157.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Battle of Lake Huleh
1157 battle fought between Zengids and Kingdom of Jerusalem
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Battle of Grathe Heath
1157 final battle of the Danish Civil War
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Siege of Baghdad (1157)
Seljuk siege of the Abbasid capital city
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Battle of Ewloe
1157 battle between Owain Gwynedd and the invading forces of Henry II of England
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Siege of Shaizar
1157 siege
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Siege of Almería
1157 siege
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People 10
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Richard I of England born
Born in Beaumont Palace. King of England from 1189 to 1199 (1157–1199).
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Alfonso II of Aragon born
Born in Huesca. Aragonese monarch (1157-1196).
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Tomoe Gozen born
Born in Japan. A female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE.
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Yuri Dolgorukiy died
Died in Kyiv. Grand Prince of Kyiv (1095-1157).
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Ahmad Sanjar died
Died in Merv. Seljuk sultan (1097–1157).
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Alfonso VII of Castile died
Died in Despeñaperros. Castilian monarch.
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Sweyn III of Denmark died
Died in Grathe. King of Denmark.
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Canute V of Denmark died
Died in Roskilde. King of Denmark (1129-1157).
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Sverker I of Sweden died
Died in Alvastra Abbey. King of Sweden.
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Eystein II died
Died in Bohuslän. King of Norway.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Frederick I's expedition to Głogów
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Le Thoronet Abbey
Abbey located in Var, in France
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Museum van het Heilig Bloed
Church in Bruges, Belgium
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1157 Hama earthquake
Earthquake in west-central Syria, 1157
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Bloodfeast of Roskilde
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Notre-Dame-en-Vaux
Collegiate church located in Marne, in France
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St Nicholas, Aberdeen
Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Sultan Sanjar's mausoleum
Mausoleum in Merv, Turkmenistan
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Empires & Countries 2
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Margraviate of Brandenburg founded
Margraviate of Brandenburg was founded, with its capital at Berlin.
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Principality of Lutsk founded
Principality of Lutsk was founded, with its capital at Lutsk.
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