1186

Events 
 John the Chanter becomes Bishop of Exeter.
 January 27 – Constance of Sicily marries Henry (the future Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor).
 The Byzantine Empire recognises the indepence of Bulgaria.
 Guy of Lusignan becomes King of Jerusalem.

 Births 
 May 18 — Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218)
 Queen Urraca of Portugal spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1220)
 Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk (d. 1225)
 Iziaslav IV Vladimirovich, Grand Prince of Kiev
 Ögedei Khan, third son of Genghis Khan and second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1241)
 Song Ci, Chinese physician and judge (d. 1249)

 Deaths 
 May 29 or June 23 or June 24 — Robert of Torigni
 August 19 — Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)
 Baldwin V of Jerusalem (b. 1177)
 William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre (b. c. 1130)
 Minamoto no Yukiie, Japanese warlord