1170s
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1140s 1150s 1160s – 1170s – 1180s 1190s 1200s |
| Years: | 1170 1171 1172 1173 1174 1175 1176 1177 1178 1179 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
Events and trends [change]
- 1170 – Assassination of Thomas à Becket
- 1171 – Saladin ends the Islamic ruling of Fatimid, bringing back Sunni rule in Egypt.
- 1179 – Third Council of the Lateran condemns Waldensians and Cathars as heretics (people who turn away from certain religious beliefs); reformation of clerical life
