1167
Year 1167 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
- April 7 - Oath of Pontida: Supported by Pope Alexander III, the Lombard League is founded, a military alliance between the municipalities of Milan, Lodi, Ferrara, Piacenza and Parma, against the German invading forces of Emperor Frederick I in Northern Italy. The League openly challenges Frederick's claim to power.
- April 12 - King Charles VII is murdered at Visingsö by supporters of Canute I, who proclaims himself king of Sweden. However, Charles's half-brothers Boleslaw and Kol Sverkerson proclaim themselves rulers of Östergötland, in opposition to Canute, which leads to fights for the power in Sweden.
- May 29 - Battle of Monte Porzio: The army of the Commune of Rome is defeated by German forces under Frederick I and the local princes; Alexander III leaves Rome. Frederick proceeds to Rome, where he is crowned by Antipope Paschal III for the second time. A sudden outbreak of pestilence kills many of his advisors and knights.
- July 8 - Battle of Sirmium: Byzantine forces under General Andronikos Kontostephanos defeat the Hungarians at Sirmium. Emperor Manuel I consolidates his control over the western Balkans.
- August - Frederick I claims imperial authority over Bohemia, Greater Poland and Hungary. He installs his 3-year-old son Frederick V as duke of Swabia, after Frederick's cousin, Frederick IV, dies of disease at Rome.
Egypt
- March 18 - Battle of Al-Babein: A second Zangid army under General Shirkuh and his nephew Saladin marches towards Egypt, but is met by the combined Crusader-Fatimid forces led by King Amalric of Jerusalem. After skirmishing down the Nile, the Crusaders are defeated near Giza and forced to retreat to Cairo.
- May–June - Saladin leads the defence of Alexandria against the Crusader-Fatimid forces. He takes command over the garrison, and the army's sick and wounded.
- August 4 - Amalric I accepts a peace treaty and enters Alexandria at the head of the Crusader army. Saladin and his troops are escorted out with full military honours, and retreats to Syria.
- Probable date - Battle of Pantina: The Byzantines intervene on behalf of Grand Prince Tihomir of Serbia against his rebellious brother, Prince Stefan Nemanja, who defeats the Byzantine forces and becomes Grand Župan of Serbia.
Ireland
- Diarmaid mac Murchadha, former king of Leinster, returns to Ireland with an advance party of Flemings under Richard fitz Godbert de Roche.
England
- King Henry II prohibits English students from attending the University of Paris; many settle at the University of Oxford.
Asia
- Taira no Kiyomori becomes the first samurai to be appointed Daijo Daijin, chief minister of the government of Japan.
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