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AD 1123: Jurchen army occupied the southern capital of Khitan Empire (nowadays Běijīng; Khitan Empire had three capitals and they had already lost the other two before). The Khitan Emperor went missing. This is considered the end of Khitan Empire by some historians, however others think it would end in 1125 when its Emperor got captured and surrendered to the Jurchens.
 
AD 1124: December 21 – 1124 papal election: Lamberto Scannabecchi is elected Pope after Teobaldo Boccapecci is rejected. Scannabecchi takes the name Pope Honorius II.
 
AD 1125: Seeing the weakness of their neighbor on the south, Jurchen Empire attacked Sòng Dynasty in October. In a hurry, Emperor Huīzōng declared his abdication in December since he did not want to take the responsibility for defeat. His son Zhào Huán succeeded him as Emperor Qīnzōng of Sòng.
 
AD 1127: Imad ad-Din Zengi, a Turkish military leader, becomes governor (atabeg) of Mosul. He seizes the cities of Nisibin, Sinjar and Harran in the Jazira Region (Northern Mesopotamia).
 
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AD 1129: April 14 – Following the Capetian tradition, King Louis VI (the Fat) has his eldest son Philip crowned as co-ruler of France at Rheims Cathedral. Louis himself becomes the national protector of all France.
 
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