Battle of Qatwan [Samarkand]: Seljuqs are defeated by a Kara-Khitan army, signaling the beginning of the end of the Great Seljuk Empire
Battle of Qatwan [Samarkand]: Seljuqs are defeated by a Kara-Khitan army, signaling the beginning of the end of the Grea
Battle of Qatwan [Samarkand]: Seljuqs are defeated by a Kara-Khitan army, signaling the beginning of the end of the Great Seljuk Empire
Events Before
Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant
Godfried II the Young becomes Duke of Brabant
Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
Second Lateran Council (10th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques (later Afonso I of Portugal) defeats Moors
Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese: O Conquistador), "the Founder" (O Fundador) and "the Great" (O Magno) by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until...
French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
Events After
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date betwe
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date between 1450 and 1660]
Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei
Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century...
Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty
Treaty of Shaoxing ratified with Chinese southern Song Dynasty agreeing to pay tribute to northern Jin dynasty
Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
King Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a Kingdom
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126.
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Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis V
Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine are present and join the Crusade.
European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time
European leaders outlaw the crossbow, intending to end war for all time
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date betwe
Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date - other research places date between 1450 and 1660]
Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei
Yue Fei, courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century...
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