1170s
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 11th century - 12th century - 13th century |
| Decades: | 1140s 1150s 1160s - 1170s - 1180s 1190s 1200s |
| Years: | 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- 1170 — Thomas à Becket assassinated.
- 1171 — Saladin abolishes the Fatimid caliphate, restoring Sunni rule in Egypt.
- 1171 - King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy; the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his supremacy.
- 1179 — Third Council of the Lateran condemns Waldensians and Cathars as heretics; reformation of clerical life.
[edit] Significant people
- Henry I of England Beauclerc, King 1100-1135.

