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Year 1176 (MCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1176th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 176th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of 12th century, and the 7th year of the 1170s decade.

Events

= By place =

== Byzantine Empire ==

  • Summer – Emperor Manuel I (Komnenos) assembles a Byzantine expeditionary force, and marches towards Iconium, the Seljuk capital. Meanwhile, hordes of Seljuk Turks destroy crops and poison water supplies, to make Manuel's march more difficult, and harass the Byzantine army, in order to force it into the Meander Valley. Kilij Arslan II, ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, hears of the expedition, and sends envoys to ask for peace.Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, p. 336. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.
  • September 17 – Battle of Myriokephalon: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine forces led by Manuel I, who are ambushed when moving through a narrow mountain pass near Lake Beyşehir. The Byzantines are dispersed and surrounded. They suffer heavy casualties and their siege equipment is destroyed. Manuel flees in panic and is forced to sign a peace treaty with Kilij Arslan II.Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, p. 337. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.

== Europe ==

== Britain ==

== Egypt ==

  • Al-Adil I, Ayyubid governor of Egypt, suppresses a revolt by the Christian Copts in the city of Qift, hanging nearly 3,000 of them on the trees near the city.

== Levant ==

== Asia ==

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== Religion ==

  • Autumn – Frederick I makes peace with Pope Alexander III and recognizes his legitimacy as pope of the Catholic Church.Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 127. {{ISBN|0-304-35730-8}}.
  • Sens Cathedral in Burgundy installs an horologe, presumed to be an early form of clock.
  • The Carthusians are approved as a religious order.{{cite book|last1=Chambers|first1=William|last2=Chambers|first2=Robert|title=Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, Volume II|date=1892|publisher=J. B. Lippincott Company|location=Philadelphia|page=799|edition=New|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UfhBAAAAYAAJ&q=carthusians+1176&pg=PA799|accessdate=8 March 2018}}

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