1168
Year 1168 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.Events
- December 22 - Afraid that the Egyptian capital Fustat will be captured by the Crusaders, its Fatimid vizier, Shawar, orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.
- Prince Richard of England becomes Duke of Aquitaine.
- Emperor Takakura, age 7, ascends to the throne of Japan.
- King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.
- The newly born Commune of Rome conquers and destroys the rival neighboring city of Albano.
- The Vladimir-Suzdal begins in Russia.
- The county seat of Wanting County in China is destroyed by 208)
Deaths
- January 17 - Thierry, Count of Flanders
- October 24 - William IV, Count of Nevers
- April 5 - Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
- Wivina, French abbess and saint
- November 5 - Hugh IX of Lusignan, French crusader
