1186
Ghurids conquer Lahore
Muhammad of Ghor captured the great Punjabi city of Lahore and imprisoned the last Ghaznavid sultan Khusrau Malik…
Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily
Barbarossa's son married the thirty-one-year-old aunt and heiress of the young Sicilian king William II at Milan.
Maimonides becomes Saladin's court physician
Moses ben Maimon, the Jewish philosopher and doctor who had fled Almohad Spain via Morocco to Fustat, was appointed chief physician to Saladin's vizier…
Tsunami strikes the Japanese coast
A powerful earthquake off the Kii Peninsula generated a devastating tsunami that swept inland along the exposed shores of the Inland Sea, destroying fishing…
Vlachs and Bulgarians rebel
Theodor and Asen, two brothers from the Balkan Vlach-Bulgarian population, rose against Isaac II Angelos's taxation demands at Tarnovo.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1186?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1186. The most significant is Ghurids conquer Lahore: Muhammad of Ghor captured the great Punjabi city of Lahore and imprisoned the last Ghaznavid sultan Khusrau Malik.
What era was 1186 part of?
1186 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1186?
The events from 1186 span South Asia, Europe, Africa and East Asia.