Important Historical Events of the year 1185, Year 1185 in History

List of 1185 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1185

What happened in the year 1185?

Date Event
March 22, 1185 Battle of Yashima: the Japanese forces of the Taira clan are defeated by the Minamoto clan.
August 15, 1185 The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.
August 24, 1185 Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.
September 11, 1185 Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
October 26, 1185 The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.