2. Write the importance of the following dates.
(i) 1290 A.D.
(ii) 1191 A.D.
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Answer:
in 1290, Construction of Llandaff Cathedral is completed in Cardiff, Wales, 170 years after it was begun. The Mongol Golden Horde invades the Bessarabia region of Moldavia. The second of the Statutes of Mortmain are passed under King Edward I of England, which prevents land from passing into possession of the church
and in 1191, January 7 – Venus occults Jupiter.[1]
April 28 – Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, is assassinated in Tyre, only days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin, later the basis of folk etymology for the English word "assassin."[2]
August 21 – Minamoto no Yoritomo is granted the title of shōgun, thereby officially establishing the first shogunate in the history of Japan.[3][4]
Second Battle of Tarain in India: The Ghurid forces of Mu'izz al-Din are victorious over Prithviraj Chauhan.[5]
The Lugouqiao (later the Marco Polo) Bridge is completed in Beijing.[6]
Constance, Holy Roman Empress is released by Tancred, King of Sicily under the pressure of Pope Celestine III on May and returns to Germany on June.[7]
Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich of Novgorod burns down Tartu and Otepää Castles, in Estonia.
The Third Crusade Edit
August 5 - The Battle of Jaffa takes place, where Richard I of England defeats the forces of Saladin and ends hostilities, paving the way for a truce.[8][9]
September 2 - After negotiations between Richard and Saladin, the Treaty of Jaffa is signed, which made sure Jerusalem remains in Muslim hands, but insured visiting rights for pilgrims to come to the Holy City. The Third Crusade ends.[10][11]
October 9 – Richard leaves the Holy Land, setting sail from Acre and beginning his return to Europe.[12]
December 11 – Returning from the Third Crusade, Richard I of England is taken prisoner by Leopold V, Duke of Austria, and secured at Dürnstein.[13][14]