Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).
Events
Works published
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:
1160:
- Gace Brulé (died 1213) (approx.), French trouvère
- Alamanda de Castelnau (died 1223), trobairitz
- Hélinand of Froidmont (died 1237), medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer in Latin
1162:
- Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家, also known as "Fujiwara no Sadaie" or "Sada-ie" (died 1241), a widely venerated, Japanese waka poet and (for centuries) extremely influential critic; also a scribe, scholar and extremely influential anthologist of the late Heian period and early Kamakura period; the Tale of Matsura is generally attributed to him; son of Fujiwara no Shunzei
1165:
- Jean Bodel (died 1210), Old French poet
- Blacatz (died 1237), Occitan troubadour
- Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1197), King of Germany, patron of poets, poet
1166:
- Judah Messer Leon (died 1224), French Jewish poet and Rabbi, writing in Hebrew and Aramaic
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
1160:
- Hassan Ghaznavi (born unknown), Persian poet
- Akka Mahadevi (born 1130), female Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya didactic poet
- Ibn Quzman (born 1078), Spanish writer of classical poetry, especially zéjeles, in al-Andalus
1164:
- Abraham ibn Ezra (born 1089), Hebrew scholar and poet in al-Andalus
1166:
- Khoja Akhmet Yassawi (born 1093), Turkish mystic and poet
1167:
- Basava (died 1167), Indian Kannada language Vachana sahitya poet
See also
Other events:
12th century:
Notes
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