1178
Year 1178 (MCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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| Gregorian calendar | 1178 MCLXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1931 |
| Armenian calendar | 627 ԹՎ ՈԻԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5928 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1099–1100 |
| Bengali calendar | 585 |
| Berber calendar | 2128 |
| English Regnal year | 24 Hen. 2 – 25 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1722 |
| Burmese calendar | 540 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6686–6687 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 3874 or 3814 — to — 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 3875 or 3815 |
| Coptic calendar | 894–895 |
| Discordian calendar | 2344 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1170–1171 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4938–4939 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1234–1235 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1099–1100 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4278–4279 |
| Holocene calendar | 11178 |
| Igbo calendar | 178–179 |
| Iranian calendar | 556–557 |
| Islamic calendar | 573–574 |
| Japanese calendar | Jishō 2 (治承２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1085–1086 |
| Julian calendar | 1178 MCLXXVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3511 |
| Minguo calendar | 734 before ROC 民前734年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −290 |
| Seleucid era | 1489/1490 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1720–1721 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1304 or 923 or 151 — to — 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1305 or 924 or 152 |
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Events
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Europe
- July 17 – Provence: Saracen pirates, from the Balearic Islands, raid the Benedictine monastery of Saint Honorat on the Lérins Islands, and the city of Toulon, killing an estimated 300 and taking captives. The surviving captives are freed from the Balearic Islands in 1185.[1]
- George III of Georgia defeats a nobles' revolt, and proclaims his daughter Tamar coregent.
- The Portuguese troops conquer Beja from the Almohads.[2]
Moon
- June 18 – Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed.
By topic
Art and science
- The Sung Document is written, detailing the discovery of "Mu-Lan-Pi" (suggested by some to be California) by Muslim sailors.
- The Chronicle of Gervase of Canterbury is written.
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa begins to lean, as the third level is completed.
Births
- December 22 – Emperor Antoku of Japan (d. 1185)
- Armand de Périgord, Grand Master of the Knights Templar (d. c. 1247)
- Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian and politician (d. 1241)
- Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (d. 1250)
- Thomas I of Savoy, Count of Savoy (d. 1233)
- Wei Liaoweng, Chinese scholar, philosopher and politician (d. 1237)
- Wuzhun Shifan, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 1249)
Deaths
- February 17 – Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg
- May 27 – Godfrey van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht
- Kristin Sigurdsdatter, Norwegian princess (d. c. 1125)
References
- Unité mixte de recherche 5648--Histoire et archéologie des mondes chrétiens et musulmans médiévaux. Pays d'Islam et monde latin, Xe-XIIIe siècle: textes et documents. Lyon: Presses Universitaires de Lyon.
- Picard C. (1997) La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, p.78
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