1198
year
1198 (MCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1198th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 198th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 12th century, and the 9th year of the 1190s decade. As of the start of 1198, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1160s 1170s 1180s – 1190s – 1200s 1210s 1220s |
| Years: | 1195 1196 1197 – 1198 – 1199 1200 1201 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1198 MCXCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1951 |
| Armenian calendar | 647 ԹՎ ՈԽԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 8638 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1119–1120 |
| Bengali calendar | 605 |
| Berber calendar | 2148 |
| English Regnal year | 9 Ric. 1 – 10 Ric. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1742 |
| Burmese calendar | 560 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6706–6707 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 3894 or 3834 — to — 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 3895 or 3835 |
| Coptic calendar | 914–915 |
| Discordian calendar | 2364 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1190–1191 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4958–4959 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1254–1255 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1119–1120 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4298–4299 |
| Holocene calendar | 11198 |
| Igbo calendar | 198–199 |
| Iranian calendar | 576–577 |
| Islamic calendar | 863–595 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenkyū 9 (建久９年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1106–1107 |
| Julian calendar | 1198 MCXCVIII |
| Korean calendar | 3531 |
| Minguo calendar | 714 before ROC 民前714年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −270 |
| Seleucid era | 1509/1510 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1740–1741 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 1324 or 943 or 171 — to — 阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 1325 or 944 or 172 |
Events
change- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Toba, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Tsuchimikado ascends to the throne of Japan
- January 8 – Pope Innocent III ascends Papal Throne
- Frederick II, infant son of German King Henry VI, crowned King of Sicily
Births
change- August 24 — King Alexander II of Scotland (d. 1249)
- Ertugrul, Turkish leader, father of Osman I (d. 1281)
- Ferdinand III of Castile (d. 1252)
- Sybilla of Lusignan, wife of Leo II of Armenia (d. c. 1230)
Deaths
change- January 8 — Pope Celestine III (b. c. 1106)
- March 11 — Marie de Champagne, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1145)
- April 16 — Duke Frederick I of Austria (b. c. 1175)
- September 1 — Dulce Berenguer, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1160)
- November 27 — Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)
- December 10 — Averroes, Arab philosopher and physician (b. 1126)
- Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair, High King of Ireland
- Alix of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (b. 1150)
- William III of Sicily (b. 1190)
- June 2 — Lord Ygo III of Galama, Frisian knight and nobleman (b. 1139)
- William of Newburgh, English historian (b. 1135)