What happened in 1185?
25 recorded events in 1185, including 6 in architecture & engineering, 5 in people and 5 in religion & belief systems. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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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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People 5
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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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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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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
Santissima Trinità del Legno Abbey (Religion & Belief Systems).
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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 6
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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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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.
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Kirti Stambha
Tower within Chittor Fort in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India
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