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| Gregorian calendar | 1157 MCLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1910 |
| Armenian calendar | 606 ԹՎ ՈԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5907 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1078–1079 |
| Bengali calendar | 564 |
| Berber calendar | 2107 |
| English Regnal year | 3 Hen. 2 – 4 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1701 |
| Burmese calendar | 519 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6665–6666 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3854 or 3647 — to — 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 3855 or 3648 |
| Coptic calendar | 873–874 |
| Discordian calendar | 2323 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1149–1150 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4917–4918 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1213–1214 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1078–1079 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4257–4258 |
| Holocene calendar | 11157 |
| Igbo calendar | 157–158 |
| Iranian calendar | 535–536 |
| Islamic calendar | 551–552 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōgen 2 (保元２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1063–1064 |
| Julian calendar | 1157 MCLVII |
| Korean calendar | 3490 |
| Minguo calendar | 755 before ROC 民前755年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −311 |
| Seleucid era | 1468/1469 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1699–1700 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 1283 or 902 or 130 — to — 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 1284 or 903 or 131 |
Year 1157 (MCLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
- January 12 – March 16 – Caliph Al-Muqtafi successfully defends Baghdad against the coalition forces of Sultan Muhammad of Hamadan, and Atabeg Qutb-adin of Mosul.
- Albert I of Brandenburg begins his ruthless program to pacify the Slavic region.
- June 11 – Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first Margrave.
- August 21 – Sancho III and Ferdinand II, the sons of King Alfonso VII of Castile, divide his kingdom between them upon his death.
- October 23 – Battle of Grathe Heath: A civil war in Denmark ends with the death of King Sweyn III. Valdemar I of Denmark becomes king of all Denmark, and restores and rebuilds the country.
- Henry II of England grants a charter to the merchants of Lincoln (approximate date).
- Battle of Ewloe: Henry II of England invades Wales, and is defeated by Owain Gwynedd.
- Nur ad-Din Zengi besieges the Knights Hospitaller in the crusader fortress of Banyas, routs a relief army led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, and takes Grand Master Bertrand de Blanquefort prisoner.
Births
- September 8 – King Richard I of England (d. 1199)
- Alexander Neckham (d. 1217)
- Leopold V of Austria (d. 1194)
- Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (d. 1197)
Deaths
- January 24 or January 25 – Agnes of Babenberg, Politically active High Duchess consort of Poland (b. 1111)
- May 8 – Ahmed Sanjar, Great Seljuk Sultan (b. 1084 or 1086)
- May 15 – Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince (b. c. 1099)
- August 21 – King Alfonso VII of Castile (b. 1105)
- October 23 – King Sweyn III of Denmark (b.c. 1125) (in battle)
- date unknown – King Eystein II of Norway (b.c. 1125)
In Music
- 1157 (album), a live album by Australian band Stars, released in 1980.