1175

By place

Asia

• A Song Dynasty Chinese written record of this year, states that a paper-printed-money factory in the city of Hangzhou alone employs a daily work force of more than 1,000.
• Ly Cao Ton becomes ruler of Vietnam.
• The Kingdom of Namayan reaches its peak on Luzon.

  Europe

British isles

• Henry II of England begins living openly with his friend Rosamund Clifford, raising suspicions about their relationship and alienating Henry's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
• Treaty of Windsor: Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, the last High King of Ireland, submits to Henry II as vassal of Ireland.
• The Massacre of Abergavenny ends with several Welsh noblemen dead, at the orders of William de Braose.

  Denmark

• Vordingborg Castle is completed.

  Byzantium

• Byzantine Emperor Manuel Comnenus restores the trading privileges of Venice.

  Iberia

• Under the admirals of the clan Banu Mardanish, an Almohad fleet suffers a large defeat at the hand of the Portuguese, as they are trying to reconquer Lisbon.

  Italy

• The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia was founded.

  By topic

Religion

• The high academy of Bosnian religious organization in Moštre, Visoko, is first mentioned in Vatican archives.
• William of Tyre becomes archbishop of Tyre.