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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source| Years: 1200 1201 1202 - 1203 - 1204 1205 1206 | |
| Decades: 1170s 1180s 1190s - 1200s - 1210s 1220s 1230s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
Events
- April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France.
- April 8 - Congress of Bilino Polje: Ban Kulin officially declares his allegiance to the Roman Catholic Church and denounces heresy.
- June 23 - The Fleet of the Fourth Crusade enters the Bosphorus.
- July 17 - The armies of the Fourth Crusade capture Constantinople by assault; the Byzantine emperor Alexius III flees from his capital into exile.
- August 1 - The Fourth Crusade elevates Alexius IV as Byzantine Emperor, after the citizens of Constantinople proclaim as emperor Isaac II Angelus (Alexius IV's father).
- William de Braose, Fourth Lord of Bramber becomes the guardian of Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, and is possibly responsible for his death.
- Minamoto no Sanetomo becomes shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate
- Battle of Basiani: The Georgians defeat a Muslim coalition.
- The Almohads begin the conquest of the Balearic Islands.
- The Temple of Nataraja is completed by Chidanbaram of India.
Births
- Peter II of Savoy (d. 1268)
Deaths
- Peter of Blois, French poet and diplomat (b. 1135)
- Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1187)
- Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd, King of Gwynedd
Heads of states
- France - Philippe II, Auguste King of France (reigned from 1180 to 1223)
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