1191 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1160s 1170s 1180s – 1190s – 1200s 1210s 1220s
Years:	1188 1189 1190 – 1191 – 1192 1193 1194

1191 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1191 MCXCI
Ab urbe condita	1944
Armenian calendar	640 ԹՎ ՈԽ
Assyrian calendar	5941
Balinese saka calendar	1112–1113
Bengali calendar	598
Berber calendar	2141
English Regnal year	2 Ric. 1 – 3 Ric. 1
Buddhist calendar	1735
Burmese calendar	553
Byzantine calendar	6699–6700
Chinese calendar	庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 3887 or 3827 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 3888 or 3828
Coptic calendar	907–908
Discordian calendar	2357
Ethiopian calendar	1183–1184
Hebrew calendar	4951–4952
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1247–1248
- Shaka Samvat	1112–1113
- Kali Yuga	4291–4292
Holocene calendar	11191
Igbo calendar	191–192
Iranian calendar	569–570
Islamic calendar	586–587
Japanese calendar	Kenkyū 2 (建久２年)
Javanese calendar	1098–1099
Julian calendar	1191 MCXCI
Korean calendar	3524
Minguo calendar	721 before ROC 民前721年
Nanakshahi calendar	−277
Seleucid era	1502/1503 AG
Thai solar calendar	1733–1734
Tibetan calendar	阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 1317 or 936 or 164 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1318 or 937 or 165

1191 (MCXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1191st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 191st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 12th century, and the 2nd year of the 1190s decade.

Events

May 12 – Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre.
September 7 – Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf – Richard I of England fights against Saladin at Arsuf. Result of battle is inconclusive.
The monks of Glastonbury Abbey announce that they have found the burial sites of King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere.
The city of Berne was founded by the duke Berthold V of Zähringen

This is the year the popular game for Xbox 360, Assassin's Creed, is set.