What happened in 1185?
Uprising of Asen and Peter, Battle of Yashima and Battle of Kojima — among 45 events recorded in 1185. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Yashima
Part of the Genpei War (March 22, 1185)
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Battle of Kojima
1184 Japanese battle in the Genpei Wars
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Battle of Demetritzes
1185 battle
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Sack of Thessalonica
1185 invasion of the Byzantine city by the Normans
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Battle of Dan-no-ura
Sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Dan-no-ura on April 25, 1185
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Politics & Government 1
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1185 papal election
1185 election of the Catholic pope
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People 14
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Lucius III died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1181 to 1185 (1110–1185)
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Gille Brigte of Galloway died
Scottish lord
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Shri Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya) died
Indian mathematician and astronomer Mathematical genius who discovered early principles of calculus and solved indeterminate equations.
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Shams Tabrizi born
Born in Tabriz. Spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Rumi.
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Alexander of Hales born
Born in Halesowen. English Franciscan theologian and philosopher (c.1185-1245).
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Urban IV born
Born in Troyes. Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264 (1185–1264).
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Afonso I of Portugal died
Died in Coimbra. King of Portugal from 1139 to 1185.
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Andronikos I Komnenos died
Died in Constantinople. Byzantine emperor (1118–1185).
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Afonso II of Portugal born
Born in Coimbra. King of Portugal.
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Antoku died
Died in Dan-no-ura. Emperor of Japan.
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Mychailo of Chernigiv born
Born in Kyiv. Grand Prince of Kyiv.
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Engelbert II of Berg born
Born in Burg Castle. Archbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186–1225).
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Shunbajunki born
Born in Okinawa Prefecture. King of Okinawa.
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Bhaskara II died
Died in Ujjain. Indian mathematician and astronomer.
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Palermo Cathedral
Cathedral in Italy
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Banteay Kdei
Temple
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St. Lambert's Cathedral
Cathedral
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Former Cistercian Abbey in Oliwa
Cistercian monastery in Oliwa, Poland
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Santissima Trinità del Legno Abbey
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St. Florian's Church
Church building in Kraków, Poland
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Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Veliko Tarnovo
Church in Bulgaria
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Uprising of Asen and Peter
1185 uprising against Byzantine rule in the eastern Balkans
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Architecture & Engineering 13
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Temple Church, London
12th-century church in London built for and by the Knights Templar
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Santa Maria Antica
Church building in Verona, Italy
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Kappel Abbey
Abbey
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Palazzo dei Trecento
Building in Treviso, Veneto, Italy
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St Margaret Lothbury
Church in City of London, UK
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Marienfeld Abbey
Church in Germany
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Malahide Castle
Castle near the village of Malahide, Ireland
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Lismore Castle
Historic Castle in Lismore, Co Waterford, Ireland
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Mausoleum of Imam al-Hasan of Basra
Historic shrine
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Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine
Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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Isshin-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Kasai Shrine
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
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Great Jin Dynasty Memorial Stele
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Empires & Countries 4
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Second Bulgarian Empire founded
Second Bulgarian Empire was founded, with its capital at Veliko Tarnovo.
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Bulgarian Empire founded
Bulgarian Empire was founded, with its capital at Pliska.
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County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos founded
County palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos was founded.
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Kingdom of Ossory dissolved
Kingdom of Ossory ceased to exist, having been centered at Kilkenny.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1185 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1185.
12th century 1
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Kirti Stambha
Tower within Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
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