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==== Asia ====
* [[November 13]] &ndash; [[First Battle of Tarain|Battle of Tarain]]: Sultan [[Muhammad of Ghor]] invades northern [[India]], but is defeated by Rajput forces under [[Prithviraj Chauhan|Prithviraja III]], ruler of [[Ajmer]] and [[Delhi]]. Prithviraj marches against the Ghurid army (some 100,000 men) with infantry, cavalry, and an [[War elephant|elephant force]]. He repulses the Ghurid invasion near [[Taraori]] (some 70 miles of Delhi), Muhammad escapes the battlefield.<ref>Cynthia Talbot (2015). ''The Last Hindu Emperor: Prithviraj and the Indian Past, 1200–2000'', p. 47. {{ISBN|978-1-10711-856-0}}.</ref>
* The [[List of rulers of Toungoo|administration]] of the [[Taungoo]] region (modern [[Myanmar]]) is first recorded. King [[Narapatisithu]] appoints his son-in-law, [[Ananda Thuriya of Kanba Myint|Ananda Thuriya]], as governor of [[Yedashe Township|Kanba Myint]].
* King [[Jayavarman VII]] of the [[Khmer Empire]] sacks the capital of [[Champa]] (approximate date).