1172

Events

 * Duke Richard of becomes Duke of . He later becomes King.
 * hosts the Council of where  is absolved of the sin of murder in the matter of the assassination of.
 * The Synod of ended the  and brought them under.
 * According to the annals of the Worcester Priory, "nothing memorable" happened in this year.

Births

 * (d. )
 * , last of the Japanese (d. )
 * , the shah of (d. )
 * (d. )
 * (d. )
 * (d. )
 * , 1190/1192–1205 (d. )

Deaths

 * Agnes, daughter of Italian Count (b. )
 * , Indian mathematician, philosopher and historian (b. )