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March 4 - Saladin dies of a fever at Damascus. The lands of the Ayyubid Dynasty of Syria and Egypt in [the Middle Ages|Egypt] are split among his relatives. During his reign, he briefly unites the Muslim world, and drives the Crusaders out of Jerusalem to a narrow strip of coast. At the time of his death, Saladin has seventeen sons and one little daughter. Al-Afdal succeeds his father as ruler of Damascus, and inherits the headship of the Ayyubid family. His younger brother, the 22-year-old Al-Aziz, proclaims himself as independent sultan of Egypt. Al-Zahir receives Aleppo, and Turan-Shah receives Yemen. The other dominions and fiefs in the Oultrejordain are divided between his sons and the two remaining brothers of Saladin.
May - The Pisan colony at Tyre plots to seize the city, and hand it over to Guy of Lusignan – the ruler of Cyprus. King Henry I of Jerusalem arrests the ringleaders, and orders that the colony be reduced to only 30 people. The Pisans retaliate, by raiding the coastal villages between Tyre and Acre.

February 14 - King Richard I, previously imprisoned on his return from the Third Crusade by Leopold V, duke of Austria is handed over to Emperor Henry VI, [Holy Roman Emperor|Henry VI], and moved to Trifels Castle.
King Philip II marries Ingeborg of [Denmark, Queen of France|Ingeborg of Denmark], daughter of King Valdemar I. After the marriage, Philip changes his mind, wishes to obtain a separation, and attempts to send her back to Denmark.
King Tancred, [King of Sicily|Tancred of Sicily] arranges a marriage between his son Roger III and the 12-year-old Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II. Roger suddenly dies on December 24.