What Happened In History Year 1180

Historical Events for the Year 1180

• 23rd June » Battle of Uji (1180) known as First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan.
• 14th September » Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan.
• 18th September » Philip Augustus becomes king of France.
• 24th September » Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.
• 18th November » Philip II of France known as Phillip II becomes king of France.

Famous Birthdays in 1180

• 6th August » Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (d. 1239)

Famous Deaths in History for 1180

• 18th September » Louis VII of France (b. 1120)
• 24th September » Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)

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