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1116 CE

Coloman, King of Hungary ("the Learned") dies after a 21-year reign in which he has consolidated the feudal system in Hungary and expanded the frontier (partly by overthrowing Petar Snačić, king of Croatia). Ordelafo Faliero, doge of Venice, defeats Hungarian troops under King Stephen II, who have arrived to relieve Zadar; the remaining towns of Dalmatia surrender to Venice. Construction starts on the Chennakeshava Temple (located on the Yagachi River) commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana at Belur in India.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • The Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya, Ali ibn Yahya, conquers the island of Jerba, then acting as an independent piratical republic.source

Conflict & Security

  • July 15 – Ordelafo Faliero, doge of Venice, defeats Hungarian troops under King Stephen II, who have arrived to relieve Zadar; the remaining towns of Dalmatia surrender to Venice.source
  • Almoravid troops conquer the Balearic Islands, whose Moorish rulers have been severely weakened by Pisan and Catalan raiders.source
  • Autumn – Baldwin I hastens to Tyre (modern Lebanon) and begins the construction of a new fortress, known as Scandelion Castle, at the Ladder of Tyre, which completes the blockade of the town from the mainland.source
  • The Welsh under King Gruffydd ap Rhys of Deheubarth attack Llandovery Castle, but are defeated. Gruffydd also attacks Swansea Castle and destroys the outer walls.source
  • Portuguese forces under Countess Theresa take two Galician cities, Tui and Ourense. In reply, the sister of Theresa, Queen Urraca ("the Reckless"), attacks Portugal.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Summer – Crusaders under King Baldwin I of Jerusalem undertake an expedition to Egypt and march as far as Akaba on the Red Sea. After the local inhabitants flee from the town, Baldwin constructs castles in Akaba and on a nearby island. He leaves a garrison in both fortresses. The three Crusader strongholds – Montréal, Eilat, and Graye – secure the control of the caravan routes between Syria and Egypt.source

Religion & Belief

  • Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona ("the Great"), sails to Rome in an effort to gain support from the Italian states and a licence from Pope Paschal II for his crusade against the Moors in Spain.source
  • The monastery and cathedral at Peterborough in England are destroyed by fire.source

Technology & Infrastructure

  • Construction starts on the Chennakeshava Temple (located on the Yagachi River) commissioned by King Vishnuvardhana at Belur in India.source

Climate & Environment

  • The settlement of Malamocco on the Venice Lido is submerged as a result of an exceptional storm surge.source

Culture & Society

  • Aak music is introduced to the Korean court, through a large gift of 428 musical instruments as well as 572 costumes and ritual dance objects from China, by Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty.source

Births

  • April 12 – Richeza of Poland, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1156)source
  • August 29 – Philip of France, king of France (d. 1131)source
  • November 23 – William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (d. 1183)source
  • Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, Irish king of Connacht (d. 1198)source
  • Ibn Mada', Arab scholar and polymath (d. 1196)source
  • Ibn al-Azraq al-Fariqi, Arab historian and writer (d. 1176)source
  • Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, Anglo-Norman noble (d. 1173)source
  • Ibn Saad al-Khair al-Balancy, Arab Andalusian linguist and poet (d. 1175)source
  • Ibn al-Jawzi, Arab historian and philologist (d. 1201)source
  • Berengaria of Barcelona, queen consort of León and Castile (d. 1149)source

Deaths

  • February 3 – Coloman, King of Hungary ("the Learned") dies after a 21-year reign in which he has consolidated the feudal system in Hungary and expanded the frontier (partly by overthrowing Petar Snačić, king of Croatia).source
  • February 3 – Coloman ("the Learned"), king of Hungarysource
  • February 13 – Galon (or Gallo), bishop of Beauvaissource
  • Bagrat Pakrad, Armenian nobleman and adventurersource
  • Jimena Díaz, Spanish noblewomansource
  • Mary of Scotland, countess of Boulogne (b. 1082)source
  • Malik Shah, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rumsource
  • Abu Nasr Farsi, Persian statesman and poet (or 1117)source
  • Robert of Arbrissel, founder of Fontevrault Abbeysource