1197
| Years: 1194 1195 1196 - 1197 - 1198 1199 1200 | |
| Decades: 1160s 1170s 1180s - 1190s - 1200s 1210s 1220s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
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| 1197 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1197 MCXCVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1950 |
| Armenian calendar | 646 ԹՎ ՈԽԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5947 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1118–1119 |
| Bengali calendar | 603–604 |
| Berber calendar | 2147 |
| English Regnal year | 8 Ric. 1 – 9 Ric. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1741 |
| Burmese calendar | 559 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6705–6706 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 3894 or 3687 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 3895 or 3688 |
| Coptic calendar | 913–914 |
| Discordian calendar | 2363 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1189–1190 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4957–4958 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1253–1254 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1118–1119 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4297–4298 |
| Holocene calendar | 11197 |
| Igbo calendar | 197–198 |
| Iranian calendar | 575–576 |
| Islamic calendar | 593–594 |
| Japanese calendar | Kenkyū 8 (建久８年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1104–1106 |
| Julian calendar | 1197 MCXCVII |
| Korean calendar | 3530 |
| Minguo calendar | 715 before ROC 民前715年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −271 |
| Seleucid era | 1508/1509 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1739–1740 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 1323 or 942 or 170 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 1324 or 943 or 171 |
Events
- Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem.
- Theobald III becomes Count of Champagne.
- The town of Arbroath, Angus, Scotland is consecrated, and dedicated to St Thomas Becket.
- Kaloyan becomes tsar of Bulgaria.
- Corfu is occupied by the Genoese.
- Hubert Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury, negotiates a peace with Wales.
- North Crawley is split into Great Crawley and Little Crawley.
- Philip of Swabia marries Irene Angela, daughter of Byzantine emperor Isaac II.
Births
- October 22 - Emperor Juntoku of Japan (died 1242)
- Amadeus IV of Savoy (died 1253)
- Raymond VII of Toulouse (died 1249)
Deaths
- September 10 - Henry II of Champagne (born 1166)
- September 28 - Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1165)
- Marguerite of France, daughter of Louis VII of France (born 1158)
- William Longchamp, Lord Chancellor of England and bishop
- Rhys ap Gruffydd, Welsh ruler (born 1132)