What happened in 1159?
Siege of Crema, Siege of Mahdia and Freising Cathedral — among 15 events recorded in 1159.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry
Conflict between the dynasties of the Capetians and Plantagenets
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Siege of Crema
1159–1160 siege
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Siege of Mahdia
1159–1160 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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1159 papal election
1159 election of the Catholic pope
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People 4
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Adrian IV died
Pope from 1154 to 1159
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Minamoto no Yoshitsune born
Born in Heian-kyō. Samurai of the late Heian and early Kamakura period.
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Prithviraj Chauhan born
Born in Ajmer. 12th century Indian king.
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Bertha of Sulzbach died
Died in Constantinople. Byzantine empress of German descent.
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Freising Cathedral
Cathedral
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Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral, Lamego
Church building in Lamego Municipality, Viseu District, Portugal
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Katok Monastery
Tibetan monastery in Baiyü, Garzê, Sichuan, China
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Hikoshima Hachimangu
Shinto shrine in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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Agios Neophytos Monastery
Monastery in Cyprus founded in the 12th century
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Densatil Monastery
Monastery in Sangri County, Shannan, Tibet, China
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Monastery of Santa María de Bujedo
Human settlement
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