The 1170s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1170, and ended on December 31, 1179.
Significant people
- Saladin (c.1137 - 1193)
- Al-Mustadi (1142 - 1182)
- Pope Alexander III (c. 1100 - 1181)
- Henry II, King of England (1133 - 1189)
- Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem (1161 - 1185)
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1124 - 1204)