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==== Byzantine Empire ====
==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Siege of Sozopolis]]: [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] forces under Emperor [[John II Komnenos]] conquer [[Sozopolis, Pisidia|Sozopolis]] in [[Pisidia]], from the [[Sultanate of Rum]]. The [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk]] garrison is defeated while they are trapped between the Byzantine cavalry and the army (who is besieging the fortress).<ref>Harry J. Magoulias (1984). ''O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates'', p. 9. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8143-1764-8}}.</ref>
* [[Siege of Sozopolis]]: [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] forces under Emperor [[John II Komnenos]] conquer [[Sozopolis, Pisidia|Sozopolis]] in [[Pisidia]], from the [[Sultanate of Rum]]. The [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk]] garrison is defeated while they are trapped between the Byzantine cavalry and the army (which is besieging the fortress).<ref>Harry J. Magoulias (1984). ''O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates'', p. 9. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8143-1764-8}}.</ref>


==== Levant ====
==== Levant ====
* [[January 16]] &ndash; [[Council of Nablus]]: King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]] and Patriarch [[Patriarch Warmund of Jerusalem|Warmund]] convenes an assembly at [[Nablus]] – establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]. The prelates and noblemen who attend the meeting confirm the clergy's right to collect the tithe and to bear arms "in the cause of defense".<ref>Malcolm Barber (2012). ''The Crusader States'', p. 131. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-11312-9}}.</ref>
* [[January 16]] &ndash; [[Council of Nablus]]: King [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem]] and [[Patriarch Warmund of Jerusalem|Patriarch Warmund]] convenes an assembly at [[Nablus]], establishing the earliest surviving written laws of the Crusader [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]. The prelates and noblemen who attend the meeting confirm the clergy's right to collect the tithe and to bear arms "in the cause of defense".<ref>Malcolm Barber (2012). ''The Crusader States'', p. 131. Yale University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-300-11312-9}}.</ref>
* Baldwin II grants the [[Knights Templar]] under [[Hugues de Payens]] and [[Godfrey de Saint-Omer]] a headquarters in a wing of the royal palace on the [[Temple Mount]] in the captured [[Qibli Mosque|Al-Aqsa Mosque]] in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City]] of Jerusalem.  
* Baldwin II grants the [[Knights Templar]] under [[Hugues de Payens]] and [[Godfrey de Saint-Omer]] a headquarters in a wing of the royal palace on the [[Temple Mount]] in the captured [[Qibli Mosque|Al-Aqsa Mosque]] in the [[Old City (Jerusalem)|Old City of Jerusalem]].  
* Summer &ndash; Baldwin II leads an expedition to [[Antioch]] to defend the northern [[Crusader states]]. He signs a 1-year truce with [[Ilghazi]], [[Artuqids|Artuqid]] ruler of [[Mardin]], securing the possession of [[Kafartab]] and other fortresses in [[Syria]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 128. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; Baldwin II leads an expedition to [[Antioch]] to defend the northern [[Crusader states]]. He signs a 1-year truce with [[Ilghazi]], [[Artuqids|Artuqid]] ruler of [[Mardin]], securing the possession of [[Kafartab]] and other fortresses in [[Syria]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 128. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>


==== Europe ====
==== Europe ====
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[Battle of Cutanda]]: The combined forces of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] under King [[Alfonso the Battler]] crush the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravid]] army near [[Calamocha]]. Alfonso [[Siege of Calatayud|recaptures]] the fortified towns of [[Calatayud]] and [[Daroca]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Gilbert|last=Meynier|year=2010|title=L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique: De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)|location=Paris|publisher=La Découverte|page=86}}</ref>
* [[June 17]] &ndash; ''[[Reconquista]]'': [[Battle of Cutanda]]: The combined forces of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] and [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] under King [[Alfonso the Battler]] crush the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravid]] army near [[Calamocha]]. Alfonso [[Siege of Calatayud|recaptures]] the fortified towns of [[Calatayud]] and [[Daroca]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Gilbert|last=Meynier|year=2010|title=L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique: De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)|location=Paris|publisher=La Découverte|page=86}}</ref>
* The Almoravid fleet under Admirals Abu Abd Allah ibn Maymum of [[Almería]], and Isa ibn Maymum of [[Sevilla]] attacks the coastline of the Christian [[Kingdom of Galicia]].<ref name="lameretlesmulmans">{{cite book|last=Picard|first=C.|year=1997|title=La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age|location=Paris|publisher=Presses Universitaires de France}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=March 2016}}
* The Almoravid fleet under Admirals Abu Abd Allah ibn Maymum of [[Almería]] and Isa ibn Maymum of [[Sevilla]] attacks the coastline of the Christian [[Kingdom of Galicia]].<ref name="lameretlesmulmans">{{cite book|last=Picard|first=C.|year=1997|title=La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age|location=Paris|publisher=Presses Universitaires de France}}{{Page needed|date=March 2016}}</ref>
* [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]] is founded by [[Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen|Conrad I]] and his elder brother, Duke [[Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen|Berthold III]] of [[Zähringen (Freiburg)|Zähringen]], as a free market town.
* [[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]] is founded by [[Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen|Conrad I]] and his elder brother, Duke [[Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen|Berthold III]] of [[Zähringen (Freiburg)|Zähringen]], as a free market town.


==== England ====
==== England ====
* King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] gives a portion of the [[Stoneleigh, Warwickshire|Stoneleigh]] estate (located in [[Warwickshire]]) to [[Geoffrey de Clinton]], his [[Chamberlain (office)|chamberlain]] and treasurer. He builds a [[Motte-and-bailey castle|motte and bailey castle]] and forms a lake to provide better defences.
* King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] gives a portion of the [[Stoneleigh, Warwickshire|Stoneleigh]] estate (located in [[Warwickshire]]) to [[Geoffrey de Clinton]], his [[Chamberlain (office)|chamberlain]] and treasurer. He builds a [[Motte-and-bailey castle|motte and bailey castle]] and forms a lake to provide better defences.
* [[November 25]] &ndash; The ''[[White Ship]]'' is sunk in the [[English Channel]], off [[Barfleur]]. Henry I's only legitimate son, [[William Adelin]], is among 300 (many of them Anglo-Norman nobility) who drown.
* [[November 25]] &ndash; The ''[[White Ship]]'' sinks in the [[English Channel]] off [[Barfleur]]. Henry I's only legitimate son, [[William Adelin]], is among 300 (many of them Anglo-Norman nobility) who drown.
* The [[Pseudo-Ingulf]]'s [[Croyland Chronicle]] records [[Cornwall]] as a nation distinct from [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* The [[Pseudo-Ingulf]]'s ''[[Croyland Chronicle]]'' records [[Cornwall]] as a nation distinct from [[Kingdom of England|England]].


==== Asia ====
==== Asia ====
* [[Fang La]], a Chinese rebel leader, leads an uprising against the [[Song dynasty|Song Dynasty]] in Qixian Village (modern-day [[Zhejiang]]) in southeast China. He raises an army and captures [[Hangzhou]].
* [[Fang La]], a Chinese rebel leader, leads an uprising against the [[Song dynasty]] in Qixian Village (modern-day [[Zhejiang]]) in southeast China. He raises an army and captures [[Hangzhou]].
* August &ndash; September (the eighth month of the [[Chinese calendar]]) &ndash; [[Wanyan Xiyin]], a [[Jurchen people|Jurchen]] nobleman and minister, completes the design of the first version of the [[Jurchen script]].
* August&ndash;September (the eighth month of the [[Chinese calendar]]) &ndash; [[Wanyan Xiyin]], a [[Jurchen people|Jurchen]] nobleman and minister, completes the design of the first version of the [[Jurchen script]].
* The flourishing south Chinese coastal city of [[Quanzhou]] claims a population of 500,000 citizens, including the hinterland.<ref>John S. Brown (2000). ''Colombia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture'', p. 32. {{ISBN|0-231-11004-9}}.</ref>
* The flourishing south Chinese coastal city of [[Quanzhou]] claims a population of 500,000 citizens, including the hinterland.<ref>John S. Brown (2000). ''Colombia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture'', p. 32. {{ISBN|0-231-11004-9}}.</ref>


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* [[Frederick II (Archbishop of Cologne)|Frederick II of Berg]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Cologne]] (d. [[1158]])
* [[Frederick II (Archbishop of Cologne)|Frederick II of Berg]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne|Cologne]] (d. [[1158]])
* [[Fujiwara no Yorinaga]], Japanese statesman (d. [[1156]])
* [[Fujiwara no Yorinaga]], Japanese statesman (d. [[1156]])
* [[Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa]], Portuguese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1190]])
* [[Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa]], Portuguese  
[[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1190]])
* [[Gunhilda of Dunbar]], Scottish Noblewoman (d. [[1166]])
* [[Ioveta of Bethany]], princess and daughter of [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]]
* [[Ioveta of Bethany]], princess and daughter of [[Baldwin II of Jerusalem|Baldwin II]]
* [[Jaksa Gryfita]], Polish nobleman and knight (d. [[1176]])
* [[Jaksa Gryfita]], Polish nobleman and knight (d. [[1176]])

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File:Jurchen-characters-from-Yanzhou-shanren-sibu-gao.png
Jurchen translation of the Chinese couplet, Ming wang shen de, si yi xian bin ("明王慎德.四夷咸宾": "When a wise king is heedful of virtue, foreigners from all quarters come as guests")

Year 1120 (MCXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Byzantine Empire

Levant

Europe

England

Asia

  • Fang La, a Chinese rebel leader, leads an uprising against the Song dynasty in Qixian Village (modern-day Zhejiang) in southeast China. He raises an army and captures Hangzhou.
  • August–September (the eighth month of the Chinese calendar) – Wanyan Xiyin, a Jurchen nobleman and minister, completes the design of the first version of the Jurchen script.
  • The flourishing south Chinese coastal city of Quanzhou claims a population of 500,000 citizens, including the hinterland.[6]

By topic

Religion

Science

Births

nobleman (d. 1190)

Deaths

References

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  1. ↑ Harry J. Magoulias (1984). O City of Byzantium, Annals of Niketas Choniates, p. 9. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Template:ISBN.
  2. ↑ Malcolm Barber (2012). The Crusader States, p. 131. Yale University Press. Template:ISBN.
  3. ↑ Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem, p. 128. Template:ISBN.
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  6. ↑ John S. Brown (2000). Colombia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture, p. 32. Template:ISBN.
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