1212
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| Years: 1209 1210 1211 - 1212 - 1213 1214 1215 | |
| Decades: 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s | |
| Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century | |
Events
- The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground
- Battle of Navas de Tolosa
- Children's crusade
- Crusaders push the Muslims out of northern Spain
- In Japan, Kamo no Chōmei writes the Hōjōki, one of the great works of classical Japanese prose
Births
- March 22 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (died 1234)
- Yolande of Jerusalem (died 1228)
- Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk (died 1270)
Deaths
- March 26 - King Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154)
- December 12 - Geoffrey, Archbishop of York
- Vsevolod the Big Nest, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1154)
- Honen Shonin, Japanese founder of Pure Land Buddhism (born 1133)



