1188 ( MCLXXXVIII ) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar , the 1188th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 188th year of the 2nd millennium , the 88th year of the 12th century , and the 9th year of the 1180s decade. As of the start of 1188, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

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• Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria .
• Newgate Prison is built.
• Richard Lionheart allies with Philip II of France against his father, Henry II of England .
• Giraldus Cambrensis and Baldwin of Exeter travel through Wales attempting to recruit men for the Third Crusade .
• The " Saladin tithe " is levied in England .
• Alfonso IX of Castile becomes king of Leon.
• Queen Tamar of Georgia marries David Soslan .