Decade · 1120 – 1129
The world in the 1120s
From 1120 to 1129 the atlas holds 368 states standing at some time. 28 things began - House of Plantagenet, Vladimir-Suzdal and Qara Khitai among them - and 8 ended; 36 people were born and 30 died, 1 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1120s
By kind, the best known first.
States 15
- House of Plantagenet · state · 1126 – 1485
- Vladimir-Suzdal · state · 1125 – 1389
- Qara Khitai · state · 1124 – 1218
- Zengid dynasty · state · 1127 – 1250
- Almohad Caliphate · state · 1121 – 1269
- Almohads · state · 1121 – 1269
- Duchy of Pomerania · state · 1121 – 1637
- Republic of Siena · state · 1125 – 1555
and 7 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 12
- Battle of Didgori · battle · 1121
- Battle of Azaz · battle · 1125
- Battle of Beroia · battle · 1122
- Venetian Crusade · war · 1122
- Battle of São Mamede · battle · 1128
- Jin–Song wars · war · 1125 – 1300
- Jingkang incident · battle · 1125 – 1127
- Battle of Marj al-Saffar · battle · 1126
and 4 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Davidian Revolution · unrest · 1124 – 1153
What ended in the 1120s
States 7
- Liao dynasty · state · 916 – 1125
- Emirate of Tbilisi · state · 740 – 1122
- Principality of Peremyshl · state · 1031 – 1124
- Taifa of Molina · state · 1080 – 1129
- Chu (Zhang Bangchang) · state · 1127
- Northern Liao · state · 1122 – 1123
- Toltec Empire · state · 674 – 1122
Wars and battles 1
- Jingkang incident · battle · 1125 – 1127
Born and died
Born 36
- Averroes · astronomer · 1126 – 1198
- Frederick Barbarossa · politician · 1122 – 1190
- Louis VII of France · monarch · 1120 – 1180
- Eleanor of Aquitaine · person · 1124 – 1204
- Henry the Lion · ruler · 1129 – 1195
- Saint Erik · monarch · 1120 – 1160
- Raynald of Châtillon · commander · 1120 – 1187
- Sweyn III of Denmark · monarch · 1125 – 1157
- William I of Sicily · person · 1120 – 1166
- Canute V of Denmark · politician · 1129 – 1157
- Emperor Go-Shirakawa · person · 1127 – 1192
- Lu You · poet · 1125 – 1210
- Jayavarman VII · monarch · 1125 – 1219
- Constance of Antioch · politician · 1127 – 1163
- Ibn al-Jawzi · philosopher · 1126 – 1201
- Emperor Xiaozong of Song · ruler · 1127 – 1194
and 20 more in the atlas.
Died 30
- Pope Callixtus II · diplomat · 1065 – 1124
- David IV · politician · 1073 – 1125
- Henry V · monarch · 1086 – 1125
- Volodymyr II Monomakh · military leader · 1053 – 1125
- Hasan-i Sabbah · religious leader · 1037 – 1124
- Alexander I of Scotland · politician · 1078 – 1124
- William IX of Aquitaine · composer · 1071 – 1126
- Urraca of León and Castile · ruler · 1081 – 1126
- William Adelin · person · 1103 – 1120
- Fulcher of Chartres · writer · 1059 – 1127
- Inge the Younger · monarch · 1074 – 1125
- Vladislaus I · ruler · 1065 – 1125
- Henry IX of Bavaria · person · 1075 – 1126
- William Clito · politician · 1102 – 1128
- Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia · ruler · 1064 – 1124
- Eustace III of Boulogne · person · 1050 – 1125
and 14 more in the atlas.
States of the 1120s
The states that stood at some time in the 1120s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1120.
Europe185 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Inge the Younger, Monarch of Sweden since 1105
- Denmark · 800 – present · Niels, Monarch of Denmark since 1104
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor since 1111
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
and 177 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa68 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1118
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Mustarshid, Abbasid caliph since 1118
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah, Fatimid Caliph since 1101
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Mahmud II, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1118 and Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1118
- Almoravid dynasty · 1040 – 1147 · Ali ibn Yusuf, Almoravid emir since 1106
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Baldwin II of Jerusalem, monarch since 1118
and 60 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa7 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe · 1075 – 1220
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
- Kingdom of Ardra · 1100 – 1724
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia40 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Kulottunga I, Chola king since 1070 and Vikrama Chola, Chola king since 1118
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Bahram-Shah of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1117
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 32 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia32 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor of China since 1100
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Suryavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire since 1113
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Harivarman V, king since 1113
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Taizu of Jin, Emperor of China since 1115
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
and 24 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania14 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown22 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Burid dynasty · 1104 – 1154 · Toghtekin, atabeg of Damascus since 1104
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206 · Khabul Khan, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1120
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187 · Arslan Shah I, Shah of Kerman since 1101
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
and 14 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1100 – 1149: every state, war and life of the 1120s, region by region.
- On the map in 1125: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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