1212

Centuries: 12th century - 13th century - 14th century

Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s - 1210s - 1220s 1230s 1240s 1250s 1260s

Years: 1207 1208 1209 1210 1211 - 1212 - 1213 1214 1215 1216 1217

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Events

• Battle of Navas de Tolosa.
• The first Great Fire of London burns most of the city to the ground.
• Children's crusade

Births

• Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan

Deaths

• Honen Shonin, who established Pure Land Buddhism as an independent sect in Japan