Events Al-Adil I, the Muslim ruler of Egypt, suppresses a revolt by the Christian Copts in the city of Qift, hanging nearly 3,000 of them on the trees around the city. January — The Assize of Northampton is enacted. May 22 — The Hashshashin attempt to murder Saladin near Aleppo. Raynald of Chatillon is released from prison in Aleppo. May 29 — Battle of Legnano: Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the Lombard League, leading to the pactum Anagninum (the Agreement of Ana… (More on 1176)