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AD 1121: Battle of Didgori – More than one hundred thousand men fought in this battle between Christians and Seljuk Turks. Led by King...

AD 1119: Two Jurchen ministers, Wanyan Xiyin and Yelu, invented a writing system for Jurchen language based on the form of Chinese...

AD 1117: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7 struck Verona (nowadays northern Italy) and affected multiple European states. It was one...

AD 1115: The Jurchen Empire (also known as Jīn Dynasty, but I'm afraid people will confuse it with Jìn Dynasty in AD 266) was founded by...

AD 1113: A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains (千里江山圖) was completed by Chinese painter Wáng Xīmèng. It is considered the greatest...

AD 1110: An unknown volcanic eruption (probably in Iceland) released smokes that engulfed the European sky, leading to a lunar eclipse...

AD 1108: The city of Vladimir was found upon Klyazma River by Kyivan 'Rus Prince Vladimir Monomach. It was one of the oldest cities in...

Closing Address - July 2026 Friends, colleagues, and fellow TNPers, Goodness gracious, is it the end of the term already? I still have...

AD 1105: Winter – Sylvester IV is elected as antipope in Rome by members of the Roman aristocracy, with support of Henry V.

AD 1106: Comet X/1106 C1 flew pass the sun and was visible in the western night sky throughout February. It had been recorded in China...

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AD 1104: The Venetian Arsenal (Arsenale di Venezia) was founded for providing ships and weapons for the Most Serene Republic. With an...

AD 1101: King Canute IV was canonized as a martyr and the patron saint of Denmark by Pope Paschal II.

AD 1100: Antipope Clement III dies at Civita Castellana after a 20-year reign in opposition to the legitimate popes Gregory VII, Victor...