1177
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1140s 1150s 1160s – 1170s – 1180s 1190s 1200s |
| Years: | 1174 1175 1176 – 1177 – 1178 1179 1180 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1177 MCLXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1930 |
| Armenian calendar | 626 ԹՎ ՈԻԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5927 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1098–1099 |
| Bengali calendar | 584 |
| Berber calendar | 2127 |
| English Regnal year | 23 Hen. 2 – 24 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1721 |
| Burmese calendar | 539 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6685–6686 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 3873 or 3813 — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 3874 or 3814 |
| Coptic calendar | 893–894 |
| Discordian calendar | 2343 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1169–1170 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4937–4938 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1233–1234 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1098–1099 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4277–4278 |
| Holocene calendar | 11177 |
| Igbo calendar | 177–178 |
| Iranian calendar | 555–556 |
| Islamic calendar | 572–573 |
| Japanese calendar | Angen 3 / Jishō 1 (治承元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1084–1085 |
| Julian calendar | 1177 MCLXXVII |
| Korean calendar | 3510 |
| Minguo calendar | 735 before ROC 民前735年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −291 |
| Seleucid era | 1488/1489 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1719–1720 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 1303 or 922 or 150 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 1304 or 923 or 151 |
1177 (MCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1177th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 177th year of the 2nd millennium, the 77th year of the 12th century, and the 8th year of the 1170s decade. As of the start of 1177, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- November 25 — Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon beat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard.
- During the third year of the Angen era in Japan, a fire devastates Kyoto.
- Benedictus Abbas becomes abbot of Peterborough.
- Byland Abbey is started in Yorkshire by the Cistercians.
- Casimir II becomes duke of Poland.
- The Cham sack the Khmer capital of Angkor Wat.
- Roger de Moulins becomes Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller.
- Moscow is burned down.
- Puigcerdà is founded by Alfonso II of Aragon.
- Leopold V becomes Duke of Austria.
- September 27 — Pope Alexander III sends a letter to Prester John, believing he is real.
- Treaty of Venice — Frederick I Barbarossa accepts Alexander III as Pope
- Estonians attack Pskov during winter.
Births
[change | change source]- Baldwin V, king of Jerusalem (d. 1186)
- Robert de Ros, English baron (d. 1226)
- Philip of Swabia, enemy of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1208)
Deaths
[change | change source]- January 13 — Henry II of Austria (b. 1107)
- William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, father of Baldwin V of Jerusalem (b. early 1140s)
- Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk (b. 1095)
Heads of State
[change | change source]- England — Henry II (reigned 1154–1189)
- France — Louis VII (reigned 1137–1180)
- Byzantine Empire — Manuel I Comnenus (reigned 1143–1180)
- Pope — Alexander III (pope 1159–1181)
- Song China – Song Xiaozong (宋孝宗) (reigned 1162–1189)