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Events relating to asia
Crusaders capture the holy city of Jerusalem and massacre the Muslim and Jewish inhabitants
The Assassins, a sect of Nizari Ismailis, begin to acquire strongholds in Persia
Greek texts, translated by Arabic scholars in Baghdad, gradually make their way through the Muslim world to Christian Europe
Chinese potters in the Song dynasty develop the wares known as celadons, with thick transparent green glazes
The crusaders now rule the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, the principality of Antioch and the counties of Tripoli and Edessa
The Knights of St John of Jerusalem become an established order under papal protection
The Knights Templar are founded, to protect pilgrims from the Muslims on the journey to Jerusalem
The great castle of Krak des Chevaliers is built in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem by the Knights of St John
The city of Edessa is captured by Zangi, a Mameluke general, in the first setback for the crusaders in the Middle East
The fall of Edessa prompts the pope, Eugenius III, to call for a second crusade to defend the Latin kingdom
A bishop in the crusader territories of the Middle East has news of a fabulously wealthy Christian king, Prester John
By the time Louis VII and Conrad III reach the Holy Land they have lost more than half their joint armies to Muslim attacks
Louis VII and Conrad III do grave harm to the Latin Kingdom by a feeble attack that merely alienates the previously friendly city of Damascus
The city of Angkor and the great temple of Angkor Wat are created by the Khmer dynasty in Cambodia
After centuries of raiding the northern part of Sri Lanka, the Tamils establish a settled Hindu presence in the island
Zen Buddhism reaches Japan from China and appeals greatly to the new samurai class
The inhabitants of Damascus surrender their city to Nur ed-Din, helping him greatly in his campaign against the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem
The triumph of the Minamoto clan in Japan in 1185 leads to an uneasy relationship between the brothers Yoritomo and Yoshitsune
Saladin destroys the Christian army of the Latin kingdom in a battle below the Horns of Hattin
Saladin captures various Crusader fortresses and walled cities, including Acre
Saladin takes Jerusalem and treats the Christian inhabitants with a consideration unusual for the time
The third crusade suffers an early disaster when its first leader, the emperor Frederick Barbarossa, is drowned crossing the Calycadnus river
The Muslim garrison of Acre surrenders to Richard I, who orders the massacre of 2700 of its members
The Teutonic Knights are founded to run a hospital in Acre, in the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem
Yoritomo is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun, beginning centuries of rule by shoguns more powerful than the Japanese emperors
