12th century
The 12th century was the century from 1101 to 1200.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 11th century · 12th century · 13th century |
| Decades: | 1100s 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
Decades and years
Note: years before or after the 12th century are in italics.
12th Century Media
Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 12th century
The Ghurid Empire converted to Islam from Buddhism.
Zhang Zeduan's painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival captures the daily life of people from the Song dynasty at the capital, Bianjing, today's Kaifeng.
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (built between 1163 and 1260)
The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built during the reign of Suryavarman II in Cambodia of the Khmer Era.
Averroes in a 14th-century painting by Andrea di Bonaiuto
Henry II's continental holdings in 1154, showing the lands known as the Angevin Empire in shades of red.
The Liuhe Pagoda of Hangzhou, China, 1165
The defense of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)
The Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh, founded by the Almohad caliph Abd al-Mu'min
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