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Historical Events in 1192

  • Apr 28 Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne confirmed by election. Killing carried out by Hashshashin.
  • Jun 27 Ladislaus I, Árpád dynasty King (1077-95) venerated as Roman Catholic saint
  • Aug 21 Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)

Treaty of Jaffa

Sep 2 Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade

Richard I Captured

Sep 21 English King Richard I the Lion hearted, captured by Leopold V, Duke of Austria

  • Oct 9 Richard I leaves the Holy Land for England after initiating a three-year truce ending the third crusade
  • Dec 20 Richard the Lionhearted captured near Vienna by Leopold of Austria on his way home from the Third Crusade (released 1194)