| Years |
|---|
| Millennium |
| 2nd millennium |
| Centuries |
| Decades |
| Years |
1148 (MCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1148th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 148th year of the 2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 12th century, and the 9th year of the 1140s decade. As of the start of 1148, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona fought and beat Tortosa for the Moors.
- King Afonso I of Portugal takes Abrantes from the Moors.
- Anna Comnena writes the Alexiad, which is a biography of her father, Emperor Alexius I.
Births
- John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem and Latin Emperor of Constantinople (d. 1237)
- Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (d. 1227)
- Pope Honorius III (d. 1227)