1191
year
1191 (MCXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1191st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 191st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 12th century, and the 2nd year of the 1190s decade. As of the start of 1191, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1160s 1170s 1180s – 1190s – 1200s 1210s 1220s |
| Years: | 1188 1189 1190 – 1191 – 1192 1193 1194 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1191 MCXCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1944 |
| Armenian calendar | 640 ԹՎ ՈԽ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5941 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1112–1113 |
| Bengali calendar | 598 |
| Berber calendar | 2141 |
| English Regnal year | 2 Ric. 1 – 3 Ric. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1735 |
| Burmese calendar | 553 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6699–6700 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 3887 or 3827 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3888 or 3828 |
| Coptic calendar | 907–908 |
| Discordian calendar | 2357 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1183–1184 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4951–4952 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1247–1248 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1112–1113 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4291–4292 |
| Holocene calendar | 11191 |
| Igbo calendar | 191–192 |
| Iranian calendar | 569–570 |
| Islamic calendar | 586–587 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenkyū 2 (建久２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1098–1099 |
| Julian calendar | 1191 MCXCI |
| Korean calendar | 3524 |
| Minguo calendar | 721 before ROC 民前721年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −277 |
| Seleucid era | 1502/1503 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1733–1734 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 1317 or 936 or 164 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1318 or 937 or 165 |
Events
change- May 12 – Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
- September 7 – Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf – Richard I of England fights against Saladin at Arsuf. Result of battle is inconclusive.
- The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere.
- The city of Berne was founded by the duke Berthold V of Zähringen
Births
change- February 8 – Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)
Deaths
change- March 27 – Pope Clement III
- Shahab-ud-din Suhrawardi the Sufi saint and mystic was executed.
Miscellaneous
changeThis is the year the popular game for Xbox 360, Assassin's Creed, is set.