1161
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| 1161 in poetry |
| Gregorian calendar | 1161 MCLXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1914 |
| Armenian calendar | 610 ԹՎ ՈԺ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5911 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1082–1083 |
| Bengali calendar | 568 |
| Berber calendar | 2111 |
| English Regnal year | 7 Hen. 2 – 8 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1705 |
| Burmese calendar | 523 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6669–6670 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 3858 or 3651 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 3859 or 3652 |
| Coptic calendar | 877–878 |
| Discordian calendar | 2327 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1153–1154 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4921–4922 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1217–1218 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1082–1083 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4261–4262 |
| Holocene calendar | 11161 |
| Igbo calendar | 161–162 |
| Iranian calendar | 539–540 |
| Islamic calendar | 555–557 |
| Japanese calendar | Eiryaku 2 / Ōhō 1 (応保元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1067–1068 |
| Julian calendar | 1161 MCLXI |
| Korean calendar | 3494 |
| Minguo calendar | 751 before ROC 民前751年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −307 |
| Seleucid era | 1472/1473 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1703–1704 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1287 or 906 or 134 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 1288 or 907 or 135 |
Year 1161 (MCLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By area
Asia
- The Battle of Tangdao (November 16) and Battle of Caishi (November 26–27) on the Yangtze river, during the Jin–Song Wars between the Jin dynasty and the Song dynasty in China, result in two pivotal Song naval victories.
- December 15 – The Prince of Hailing is assassinated while on campaign. He is succeeded by Emperor Shizong.
Europe
- c. April – Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter in England.
- Godfrey Ua Raghallaigh, king of East Breifne in Ireland dies; his son Cathal succeeds him.
- Eric Jedvardsson's murderer Magnus Henriksen is himself murdered by Karl Sverkersson, who then becomes king of Sweden.
- A Muslim offensive against the young Portuguese kingdom reaches Almada.[1]
- Cross of Euphrosyne, commissioned by Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk, is created by craftsman Lazar Bohsa. The cross later went missing during World War II and has not been recovered.
Births
- June 12 – Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)
- September 23 – Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
- date unknown
- Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (d. 1185)
- Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1223)
- Pope Innocent III (d. 1216)
- Börte, Genghis Khan's wife (d.1230)
Deaths
- February 3 – King Inge I of Norway (b. 1135)
- April 18 – Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury
- June 14 – Former Emperor Qinzong of Song (b. 1084)
- September 11 – Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem (b. 1105)
- November 23 – Adam, Abbot of Ebrach
- December 15 – Wanyan Liang, Jurchen emperor (b. 1122)
- date unknown
- Hugh, archbishop of Palermo
- Magnus Henriksen, pretender to the Swedish throne
References
- ^ Picard, Christophe (2000). Le Portugal musulman, VIIIe-XIIIe siècle: L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. p. 110. ISBN 2-7068-1398-9.