1197

• Turkish general Muhammed bin Bakhtiyar Khilji, acting on his own authority without the approval of the Slave dynasts in Delhi, invades and subjugates Bihar, destroying several famous Hindu and Buddhist temples.

These people were born in 1197:

• Japanese emperor Juntoku.

These people died in 1197:

• Rhys ap Gruffudd, king of Deheubarth in Wales.
• Henry II, Count of Champagne, husband of Marie de Champagne.

1196 - 1197 - 1198

12th century

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