+**1171** was a year of pivotal change across continents. In the Middle East, [Saladin](/wiki/Saladin) abolished the Fatimid Caliphate in [Egypt](/wiki/Egypt), consolidating his power and laying the foundation for the Ayyubid dynasty. Simultaneously, [Henry II](/wiki/Henry_II) of England arrived in [Ireland](/wiki/Ireland), initiating a new era of English involvement on the island.
+## See also
+- [Ayyubids](/wiki/Ayyubids)
+- [Crusades](/wiki/Crusades)
+- [Normans](/wiki/Normans)
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