1168

Events 
 December 22 – Afraid that Old Cairo would be captured by the Crusaders, its Caliph orders the city set afire. The city burns for 54 days.
 Prince Richard of England becomes duke of Aquitaine. He later becomes King Richard I of England.
 Emperor Takakura ascends to the throne of Japan.
 King Valdemar I of Denmark conquers Arkona on the Island of Rügen, the strongest pagan fortress and temple in Northern Europe.