•
February 2 –
The Anarchy in the
Kingdom of England –
Battle of Lincoln:
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester and
Empress Matilda wrest control of the throne of
England from
King Stephen, who is captured and imprisoned. •
February 13 –
Géza II is crowned
King of Hungary and
Croatia at age 11, succeeding his father. •
May 14 –
Sephardi Jewish philosopher
Judah Halevi sets off from
Alexandria on a pilgrimage to
Palestine. •
September 9 –
Battle of Qatwan:
Yelü Dashi, founder of the
Qara Khitai, defeats the
Seljuk Empire and
Kara-Khanid forces. •
September 14 – The Anarchy in the
Kingdom of England –
Rout of Winchester: Empress Matilda returns to the throne, after Robert is captured by loyalist forces. •
November 1 – The Anarchy in the Kingdom of England –
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester is exchanged by Empress Matilda for
King Stephen, who reassumes the throne of England. •
November – The
Jin dynasty and Southern
Song dynasty sign the
Treaty of Shaoxing, and peace in the
Jin–Song Wars lasts for the next twenty years. The
Huai River is established as the boundary between them. • The first German colonists (the future
Transylvanian Saxon community) arrive in
Transylvania, following grants by
Geza II of Hungary. The colonization process is completed in
1162. • The Italian winemaking company
Ricasoli is founded.
By topic Religion •
April 1 –
Alberic of Ostia, papal legate to
Outremer, solemnly dedicates the
Templum Domini in
Jerusalem. •
April 2 – In a
legatine council convened by Alberic of Ostia in the Templum Domini, the claim of the
Latin Patriarch of Antioch over the
diocese of Tyre is rejected. Also, a step towards church unity between the
Armenian and
Latin Church is achieved when the
Armenian Catholicos Gregory III makes a profession of faith and promises to restore union with Rome, which is achieved at the end of the century. == Births ==