Decade · 1150 – 1159
The world in the 1150s
From 1150 to 1159 the atlas holds 369 states standing at some time. 16 things began - Margraviate of Brandenburg, Angevin Empire and Duchy of Austria among them - and 17 ended; 53 people were born and 39 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 1150s
By kind, the best known first.
States 7
- Margraviate of Brandenburg · state · 1157 – 1806
- Angevin Empire · state · 1154 – 1242
- Duchy of Austria · state · 1156 – 1453
- Kingdom of Jaisalmer · state · 1156 – 1947
- Nabhani dynasty · state · 1154 – 1624
- Prince-Bishopric of Constance · state · 1155 – 1803
- Sultanate of the Maldive Islands · state · 1153 – 1968
Wars and battles 7
- Hōgen rebellion · war · 1156
- Siege of Ascalon · battle · 1153
- Battle of Lake Huleh · battle · 1157
- First Hundred Years' War · war · 1159 – 1259
- Battle of Aintab · battle · 1150
- Battle of Grathe Heath · battle · 1157
- Siege of Baghdad (1157) · battle · 1157
Treaties 2
- Treaty of Wallingford · treaty · 1153
- Treaty of Tudilén · treaty · 1151
What ended in the 1150s
States 15
- County of Edessa · state · 1098 – 1150
- Margraviate of Austria · state · 976 – 1156
- Hammadid dynasty · state · 1014 – 1152
- Principality of Capua · state · 900 – 1156
- Burid dynasty · state · 1104 – 1154
- Taifa of Badajoz · state · 1009 – 1151
- Taifa of Mértola · state · 1033 – 1151
- Taifa of Carmona · state · 1013 – 1150
and 7 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 1
- The Anarchy · war · 1135 – 1154
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Davidian Revolution · unrest · 1124 – 1153
Born and died
Born 53
- Richard I of England · monarch · 1157 – 1199
- Saxo Grammaticus · writer · 1150 – 1220
- Sancho I of Portugal · poet · 1154 – 1211
- Henry the Young King · ruler · 1155 – 1183
- Alexios III Angelos · ruler · 1153 – 1211
- Alfonso VIII of Castile · ruler · 1155 – 1214
- Constance I of Sicily · monarch · 1154 – 1198
- Guy of Lusignan · commander · 1150 – 1194
- Isaac II Angelos · politician · 1155 – 1204
- Niketas Choniates · politician · 1155 – 1217
- Alfonso II of Aragon · composer · 1157 – 1196
- Qutb ud-Din Aibak · politician · 1150 – 1210
- William II of Sicily · person · 1153 – 1189
- John of Brienne · person · 1158 – 1237
- Ottokar I of Bohemia · monarch · 1155 – 1230
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune · military personnel · 1159 – 1189
and 37 more in the atlas.
Died 39
- Bernard of Clairvaux · philosopher · 1090 – 1153
- Anna Komnene · writer · 1083 – 1154
- Geoffrey of Monmouth · poet · 1100 – 1155
- Stephen, King of England · monarch · 1095 – 1154
- Conrad III of Germany · monarch · 1093 – 1152
- David I of Scotland · ruler · 1084 – 1153
- Geoffrey V of Anjou · person · 1113 – 1151
- Roger II of Sicily · politician · 1095 – 1154
- Ahmad Sanjar · politician · 1084 – 1157
- Alfonso VII of León and Castile · ruler · 1105 – 1157
- Li Qingzhao · poet · 1084 – 1155
- Sancho III of Castile · ruler · 1134 – 1158
- Otto of Freising · bishop · 1111 – 1158
- Ramiro II of Aragon · ruler · 1080 – 1157
- Sweyn III of Denmark · monarch · 1125 – 1157
- Canute V of Denmark · politician · 1129 – 1157
and 23 more in the atlas.
States of the 1150s
The states that stood at some time in the 1150s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1150.
Europe189 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Sweyn III of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1146 and Canute V of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1147
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240
and 181 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa69 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor since 1143
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Muqtafi, Abbasid caliph since 1136
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Zafir, Fatimid Caliph since 1149
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Ahmad Sanjar, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1118 and Ghiyath ad-Din Mas'ud, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1133
- Kingdom of Jerusalem · 1099 – 1291 · Melisende of Jerusalem, monarch since 1131 and Baldwin III of Jerusalem, monarch since 1143
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Mesud I, Sultan of Rum since 1116
and 61 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 Asia41 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Kulothunga Chola II, Chola king since 1133 and Rajaraja II, Chola king since 1146
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215 · Ala al-Din Husayn, sultan since 1149
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Govindapala, emperor since 1139
- Qara Khitai · 1124 – 1218 · Yelü Yilie, emperor since 1150
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Bahram-Shah of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1117
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
and 33 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia31 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Gaozong of Song, Emperor of China since 1129
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Suryavarman II, King of the Khmer Empire since 1113
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Harivarman I, king since 1147
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234) · 1115 – 1234 · Emperor Xizong of Jin, Emperor of China since 1135 and Wanyan Liang, Emperor of China since 1150
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227 · Emperor Renzong of Western Xia, emperor since 1139
and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania13 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 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown19 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Burid dynasty · 1104 – 1154 · Mujir ad-Din Abaq, atabeg of Damascus since 1140
- Khamag Mongol · 1120 – 1206 · Ambaghai, Borjigin Khan & 1st Khan of the Khamag Mongol since 1148
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1130 – 1179: every state, war and life of the 1150s, region by region.
- On the map in 1155: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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