1185
Battle of Dan-no-Ura
Minamoto Yoshitsune's fleet cornered the Taira clan and their child-emperor Antoku in the strait between Honshu and Kyushu.
Death of Baldwin IV
The leper king of Jerusalem, who had ruled from boyhood through progressive disfigurement, died at twenty-four.
Siege of Thessalonica by the Normans
A Sicilian Norman army under William II besieged and sacked the second-largest city of the Byzantine Empire.
Andronikos I Komnenos overthrown
A street mob in Constantinople dragged the terrifying emperor from his hiding place, gouged out an eye, paraded him backwards on a camel, and hacked him…
Uprising of Asen and Peter
On the feast of St. Demetrius, two Bulgarian brothers raised the standard of rebellion in Tarnovo against Byzantine taxation.
Gerald of Wales writes Topographia Hibernica
Traveling with Prince John's expedition to Ireland, the half-Welsh, half-Norman chronicler Gerald of Wales gathered material for a four-part Latin description…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1185?
Saeculum lists 6 events from 1185. The most significant is Battle of Dan-no-Ura: Minamoto Yoshitsune's fleet cornered the Taira clan and their child-emperor Antoku in the strait between Honshu and Kyushu.
What era was 1185 part of?
1185 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1185?
The events from 1185 span East Asia, Middle East and Europe.