12th Century (1100-1199) C.E.

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1101:

Death or the Fatimid Caliph Al Mustaali, accession of Al Aamir.

1105:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Barkiaruk, accession Of Muhammad.

1106:

Death of the Al Motavid Yusuf b Tashfin.

1107:

Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Kilij Arsalan, succession of Malik Shah.

1108:

Death of the Zirid ruler Tamin, accession of Yahya.

1116:

Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah. accession of Rukn ud Din Masud.

1118:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad; accession of Mahmud II. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustahzir, accession of Mustarshid. In Spain the Christians capture Saragossa.

1121:

Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Aamir, accession of Al Hafiz.

1127:

Imad ud Din Zangi establishes the Zangi rule In Mosul.

1128:

Death of the Khawarzam Shah Qutb ud Din Muhammad; accession of Atsiz.

1130:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Mahmud II; accession of Tughril Beg II.

1134:

Assassination of the Abbasid Caliph Mustarshid; accession of Al Rashid. Death of the Seljuk Sultan Tughril Beg II, accession of Masud.

1135:

Deposition of the Abbasid Caliph Al Rashid, accession of Al Muktafi.

1144:

Imad ud Din Zangi captures Edessa from the Christians, second crusade.

1146:

Death of Imad ud Din Zangi, accession of Nur ud Din Zangi.

1147:

In the Maghrib Al Moravids overthrown by the Al Mohads under Abul Mumin.

1148:

End of the Zirid rule' in North Africa.

1149:

Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Hafiz, accession of Al Zafar.

1152:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Masud, accession of Malik Shah II. Hamadid rule extinguished in North Africa.

1153:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah I1, accession of Muhammad II.

1154:

Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Zafar, accession of Al Faiz.

1156:

Death of the Rum Seljuk Sultan Rukn ud Din Masid, accession of Arsalan II.

1159:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad II, accession of Gulaiman.

1160:

Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al Mukta, accession of Al Mustanjid. Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Faiz, accession of Al Azzid.

1161:

Death of the Seljuk Sulaiman, accession of Arsalan Shah.

1163:

Death of the Al Mohad ruler Abul Mumin, accession of Abu Yaqub Yusuf.

1170:

Death of the Abbasid Caliph Mustanjid, accession of Al Mustazii.

1171:

Death of the Fatimid Caliph Al Azzid. End of the Fatimids. Salah ud Din founds the Ayyubid dynasty in Egypt.

1172:

Death of the Khawarzam Shah Arsalan, accession of Sultan Shah.

1173:

The Khawarzam Shah Sultan Shah is overthrown by Tukush Shah.

1174:

Salah ud Din annexes Syria.

1175:

The Ghurids defeat the Guzz Turks and occupy Ghazni.

1176:

Death of the Seljuk Sultan Arsalan Shah, accession of Tughril Beg III.

1179:

Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al Mustazaii, accession of Al Nasir. Shahab ud Din Ghuri captures Peshawar.

1185:

Death of the Al Mohad ruler Abu Yaqub Yusuf, accession of Abu Yusuf Yaqub.

1186:

The Ghurids overthrow the Ghaznvaids in the Punjab.

1187:

Salah ud Din wrests Jerusalem from the Christians, third crusade.

1191:

Battle of Tarain between the Rajputs and the Ghurids.

1193:

Death of Salah ud Din; accession of Al Aziz. Second battleof Tarain.

1194:

Occupation of Delhi by the Muslims. End of the Seljuk rule.

1199:

Death of the Khawarzam Shah Tukush Shah; accession of Ala ud Din. Death of the Al Mohad ruler Abu Yusuf Yaqub; accession of Muhammad Nasir. Conquest of Northern India and Bengal by the Ghurids.