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| 1200 by topic |
| Politics |
| State leaders - Sovereign states |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
1200 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
1200
MCC |
| Ab urbe condita |
1953 |
| Armenian calendar |
649
ԹՎ ՈԽԹ |
| Chinese calendar |
3896 – 3897
己未 – 庚申 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
1192 – 1193 |
| Hebrew calendar |
4960 – 4961 |
| Hindu calendars |
|
| - Vikram Samvat |
1255 – 1256 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
1122 – 1123 |
| - Kali Yuga |
4301 – 4302 |
| Iranian calendar |
578 – 579 |
| Islamic calendar |
596 – 597 |
The Technics SL-1200 is an industry-standard record turntable popular with disc jockeys.
Events
- University of Paris received charter from Philip II of France
- The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established in northern Africa around the year 1200
- Mongol victory over Northern China — 30,000,000 killed
Births
- Al-Abhari, Persian philosopher and mathematician (died 1265)
- Ulrich von Liechtenstein, German nobleman and poet (died 1278)
- Adam Marsh, English Franciscan (approximate date; died 1259)
- John Fitzalan, Lord of Oswestry
- Matthew Paris, English Benedictine monk and chronicler (approximate date; died 1259)
- Rabbi Isaac ben Moses of Vienna (died 1270)
- Dogen Zenji, founder of Soto Zen (died 1253)
Deaths
- Joscelin III of Edessa
- Zhu Xi, Chinese philosopher (born 1130)