History
1185
General
Population: 385 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Lucius III and election of Pope Urban II (Uberto Crivelli)
Renewal of quarrel between pope and emperor
Knights Templar groups established in London
- Deaths: Alphonso I of Portugal, Pope Lucius III, Emperor Andronicus I
Asia
- Japan: End of Heian period - end of civil wars in Japan – start of Kamakura shogunate period to 1333
Japan - destruction of the Taira at battle of Dannoura
Europe
- General: End of imprisonment of Queen Eleanor
- Bulgaria: Second Bulgarian Empire founded by brothers Ivan and Peter Asen
- Portugal: Death of Alphonso I of Portugal rule of Sancho I to 1211
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Death of Emperor Andronicus I executed and Isaac II Angelus emperor of Byzantines to 1195 with period of corruption
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