1171 deaths

Yesugei or Yesükhei Baghatur ( 1134–1171) was a major chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation and the father of Temüjin, who later became known as Genghis Khan. Yesügei was from the Borjigin family, and his name means "like nine", meaning he had the auspicious qualities of the number nine, a lucky number to the Mongols.

Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ (; 1151–1171), better known by his regnal name al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh (), was the fourteenth and last caliph of the Fatimid dynasty, and the twenty-fourth imam of the Hafizi Isma'ili branch of Shi'a Islam, reigning from 1160 to 1171.

count of Hainaut from 1120 to his death

King of Leinster in Ireland

seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar

Duke of Brittany from 1156 to 1166

Bishop of Winchester (c. 1096 – 1171)

grand prince of Kiev

Prince of Kursk

renowned Ashkenazi Jewish rabbi, leading French Tosafist, leading halakhic authority

Narathu (, ; 1118–1171) was king of Pagan dynasty of Burma (Myanmar) from 1167 to 1171. Narahthu ascended the throne after murdering his father King Alaungsithu and his elder brother Min Shin Saw. Narathu built the largest of all the Buddhist temples, the Dhammayangyi. Nonetheless, his conduct greatly lowered the prestige of the dynasty, and he was deeply disfavored. The king was assassinated by the Indian mercenaries sent by the king of Paṭikkarā () in 1171. He is thus remembered as "Kalaja Min" (ကုလားကျမင်း) ("The king fallen by the s).

Syriac Orthodox Church bishop and scholar (died 1171)

Count of Loon

(1115-1171)

Anglo-French canon regular and bishop

King of Dublin

cardinal and cardinal-nephew of Pope Lucius II

Korean general