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1127 (MCXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1127th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 127th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 12th century, and the 8th year of the 1120s decade. As of the start of 1127, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Estimation: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Kaifeng, capital of China.
By area
Asia
Europe
- Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II.
- The first coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily is formed. The same year, Roger regains control over Malta after a rebellion.[1] To guaranty the security of the seas, the king also establishes a pact with the maritime republic of Savona,[2] probably following an Almoravid raid against his realm.[3]
- Count Charles the Good of Flanders is assassinated.
- First mention of the consuls in Brescia, indicating that the city has become an independent commune.
- The commune of Milan conquers the neighboring city of Como.
By topic
Arts
- The minaret of Kalyan is completed in Bukhara (present day Uzbekistan).
Births
- October 18 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1191)
- November 27 – Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)
- Constance of Antioch (d. 1163), the Princess regnant of the principality of Antioch
- Yang Wanli, Chinese poet (d. 1206)
Deaths
- probable – Fulcher of Chartres, French chronicler (b. c. 1059)
- Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin, abbot of Clonmacnoise [4]
References
- ↑ Abulafia, David (1985). The Norman kingdom of Africa and the Norman expeditions to Majorca and the Muslim Mediterranean. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-416-6.
- ↑ Bresc, Henri (2003). "La Sicile et l'espace libyen au Moyen Age" (PDF). Retrieved January 17, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Johns, Jeremy (2002). Arabic administration in Norman Sicily: the royal dīwān. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-521-81692-0.
- ↑ Annals of the Four Masters. Ireland: Corpus of Electronic Texts (UCC), Annal M1127.1. 1127.