Events

• May 20 - An earthquake occurs in Syria.
• July 27 - Georgians defeat the Seljuqids of Rüm at the Battle of Basian.
• August 1 - Arthur of Brittany is captured in Mirabeau, north of Poitiers, during a battle with John of England.
• November 10-November 23 - Fourth Crusade - Siege of Zara: The Crusaders besiege and conquer Zara, Croatia.
• The chronicle of Roger of Wendover is of original value as of this year.
• The Livonian Brothers of the Sword is founded.
• The Real Monasterio de Nuestra Senora de Rueda is founded in Aragon Province, Spain.
• Leonardo Fibonacci publishes Liber Abaci, introducing the Arabian zero to Europe.
• The first jesters are hired in European courts.
• The village of Schallodenbach is established.
• Genghis Khan crushes the Tartars.
• Pope Innocent III reasserts his right to evaluate and crown the Holy Roman Emperor, in a letter to the duke of Zahringen.

Births

• Matilda II of Boulogne, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1262)
• Margaret II of Flanders (d. 1278)
• Qin Jiushao, Chinese mathematician of the Song Dynasty (d. 1261)

Deaths

• March 8 - Sverre Sigurdsson, King of Norway
• May 7 - Hamelin de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey
• Cathal Carragh Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht
• Canute VI of Denmark (b. 1163)
• Alain de Lille, French theologian and poet (b. c. 1128)
• Mieszko III, king of Poland (b. c. 1121)

Heads of states

• England - John, King of England (reigned 1199 - 1216).
• France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223).

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