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Events

Anti-Jewish riots break out in England.
Richard I of England (the Lion-Hearted) is crowned.
March 17 — A massacre and mass-suicide of the Jews of York, England, prompted by the Crusaders and Richard Malebys, result in the deaths of 150–500 Jews in Clifford's Tower.
June 10 — Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Saleph River while leading an army to Jerusalem.
October 4 — Richard I of England threatens war against Tancred of Sicily, and captures Messina.
The Teutonic Knights are founded to defend the Holy Land.
Battle of Stara Zagora: The Bulgarians defeat Byzantine Emperor Isaac II.
On the Harmony of Religions and Philosophy (ar. Kitab fasl al-maqal) is first published.
In Myanmar, Anawrahta's lineage regains control with the assistance of Sri Lanka. Pagan has been in anarchy. The new regime reforms Burmese Buddhism on Sri Lankan Theravada models.
Henry I becomes Duke of Brabant.
Richard I of England and Philip II of France meet at Vézelay, beginning the Third Crusade.
Stevan Nemanja founds the Studenica monastery in Serbia.
The feudal era of Japan begins.
Cartmel Priory is founded in England.
Speculum Virginum, a German manuscript, is published (approximate date).