1192 CE

Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, is assassinated in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin, later the basis of folk etymology for the English word "assassin.". Battle of Jaffa: Richard I of England defeats the forces of Saladin and ends hostilities, paving the way for a truce. Minamoto no Yoritomo is granted the title of shōgun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.

In the 1190s, the 12th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • September 2 – After negotiations between Richard and Saladin, the Treaty of Jaffa is signed, which makes sure Jerusalem remains in Muslim hands, but insures visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City. The Third Crusade ends.source

Conflict & Security

  • August 5 – Battle of Jaffa: Richard I of England defeats the forces of Saladin and ends hostilities, paving the way for a truce.source
  • December 11 – Returning from the Third Crusade, Richard I of England is taken prisoner by Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and secured at Dürnstein.source
  • Second Battle of Tarain in India: The Ghurid forces of Mu'izz al-Din are victorious over Prithviraj Chauhan.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • October 9 – Richard leaves the Holy Land, setting sail from Acre and beginning his return to Europe.source

Religion & Belief

  • Margaritus of Brindisi becomes the first Count of Malta after capturing Constance, Holy Roman Empress in 1191.source
  • Constance, Holy Roman Empress is released by Tancred, King of Sicily under the pressure of Pope Celestine III in May, and returns to Germany in June.source
  • St Patrick's Cathedral built in Dublin.Irelandsource
  • A medieval church close to the site of the present St. John's Church, Ballymore Eustace is first mentioned in 1192.Irelandsource
  • Empress Constance, captured by the Sicilians in 1191, is released under the pressure of the Pope, and returns to Germany.Italysource

Technology & Infrastructure

  • August 21 – Minamoto no Yoritomo is granted the title of shōgun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.source
  • The Lugouqiao (later the Marco Polo) Bridge is completed in Beijing.source

Science & Discovery

Disasters & Accidents

  • Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Novgorod burns down Tartu and Otepää Castles, in Estonia.source

Births

  • September 17 – Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shōgun (died 1219)source
  • Saint Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari of Uch Sharif (died 1291)source
  • King Stefan Radoslav of Serbia (died 1234)source
  • Queen Maria of Jerusalem (died 1212)source

Deaths

  • April 26 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (born 1127)source
  • April 28 – Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, is assassinated in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin, later the basis of folk etymology for the English word "assassin."source
  • April 28 – Conrad of Montferrat, King of Jerusalem (born mid-1140s)source
  • May 8 – Duke Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria (born 1163)source
  • August 25 – Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (born 1142)source
  • August 31 - Garnier de Nablus, 10th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallersource
  • Kilij Arslan II, Sultan of Rumsource
  • Ikhtiyar al-Din Hasan ibn Ghafras, vizier of the Sultanate of Rumsource
  • Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the "Old Man of the Mountain", leader of the Hashashin sect (born 1132/1135)source
  • Prithviraj Chauhan, King of the Chauhan Dynasty (born 1177)source
  • Saint Margaret of England, English saintsource