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England. February 4 – King Richard I of England ("the Lionheart") is ransomed for an amount of 150,000 marks (demanded by Emperor Henry VI ), raised by his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine – who travels to Austria to gain his release. Henry will never receive the full amount he demanded.
Majd ad-Din ibn Taymiyya. Abu al-Barkat Majd ad-Din ibn Taymiyya ( Arabic: عبد السلام بن عبد الله بن الخضر بن محمد بن تيمية الحراني، أبو البركات مجد الدين) (1194 - 1255) was Muslim scholar muhaddith, traditionalist theologian, judge and Hanbali jurisconsult. [1] He was the father ...
- Early Life
- Rise to Power
- Troubled Reign
- The Bagler War
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According to the saga, Sverre was born in 1151 to Gunnhild and her husband Unås, a comb maker from the Faroes. When Sverre was five, the family moved to the Faroes where Sverre was raised in the household of Unås' brother Roe, bishop of the Faroes on Kirkjubøargarður in Kirkjubøur. It was here that Sverre studied for the priesthood and was ordained...
Upon Sverre's initial contact, the Birkebeiners had been reduced to a ragtag army of brigands and vagabonds with no more than 70 men, according to the saga. Many regard Sverre's achievement of forging them into a force of skilled and professional soldiers as proof of his leadership qualities.
Now that the dissatisfied priest and his band of vagrants and outcasts had become king and rulers of Norway, Sverre worked to consolidate his power. He placed his loyal men in high positions (sysselmann) throughout the kingdom and negotiated marriage alliances between the old and new nobility. Sverre himself married the Swedish princess Margaret, d...
During spring 1196 the Bagler party was formed at Halør in Denmark in opposition against Sverre. Their leaders were Nikolas Arnesson, the nobleman Reidar Sendemann from Viken and Sigurd Jarlsson, a bastard son of Erling Skakke. Eirik the Archbishop also gave his support. As their king, they chose Inge Magnusson, supposedly the son of Magnus Erlings...
Karl Jonsson; et al. (1995) [1967]. Sverresoga. translation to Norwegian by Halvdan Koht (6th ed.). Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. ISBN 82-521-4474-8.Claus Krag (2005). Sverre – Norges største middelalderkonge. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. ISBN 82-03-23201-9.Sverre Sigurdsson – Nordisk familjebokOf Sverre, King of Norway – from William of Newburgh's History of English Affairs, Book three, chapter six- Gunnhild
- Sverre
- Unås, Sigurd II of Norway (claimed; dubious)
- Margaret of Sweden
May 10, 2022 · Battle of Chandwar - Background. Muhammad Ghori was determined to establish his authority over India. In 1191, he crossed the Khyber Pass and stormed the strategic fortress of Tabarhindah (either Bhatinda or Sirhind), which was under the dominion of Prithviraj Chauhan, and laid siege to the city, which was the main reason for the first battle of Tarain in 1191.
- Question: Who were the participants in the Battle of Chandawar?Answer: Muhammad Ghori Sultan belonged to the Ghurid Empire and Jai Chand (or Jayachandra) of Kannauj belonged to the Gahadavala dynasty. They both...
- Question: Where did the Battle of Chandawar take place?Answer: The battle took place at Chandawar (modern Chandawal near Firozabad), on the Yamuna River near Agra.
- Question: Who defeated Jai Chand of Kannauj?Answer: Jai Chand (or Jayachandra), the last powerful king of the Gahadavala dynasty, was defeated and killed in the Battle of Chandawar in 1194 AD...
- Answer: (b) See the ExplanationThe Battle of Chandwar (1193 or 1194 AD) was fought on the banks of the Jumna river at Chandwar between Muhammad Ghori and Jaichandra Gaharwar (mod...
- Answer: (b) See the ExplanationIn 1194, Muhammad of Ghor fought against Jaichand of Kannauj of the Gahadavala dynasty in the Battle of Chandawar. Therefore, option (b) is the cor...
1194 ( MCXCIV ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1194th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 194th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 12th century, and the 5th year of the 1190s decade. As of the start of 1194, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian ...
This category is about media related to the year 1194 (Gregorian calendar). For the number , see Category:1194 (number) . 1190s ( 12th century , 2nd millennium )
year / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 1194 ( MCXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1194th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 194th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 12th century, and the 5th year of the 1190s decade. Millennium: 2nd millennium. Centuries:
