1127
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1090s 1100s 1110s – 1120s – 1130s 1140s 1150s |
| Years: | 1124 1125 1126 – 1127 – 1128 1129 1130 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1127 MCXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1880 |
| Armenian calendar | 576 ԹՎ ՇՀԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5877 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1048–1049 |
| Bengali calendar | 534 |
| Berber calendar | 2077 |
| English Regnal year | 27 Hen. 1 – 28 Hen. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1671 |
| Burmese calendar | 489 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6635–6636 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 3823 or 3763 — to — 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 3824 or 3764 |
| Coptic calendar | 843–844 |
| Discordian calendar | 2293 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1119–1120 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4887–4888 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1183–1184 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1048–1049 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4227–4228 |
| Holocene calendar | 11127 |
| Igbo calendar | 127–128 |
| Iranian calendar | 505–506 |
| Islamic calendar | 520–521 |
| Japanese calendar | Daiji 2 (大治２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1032–1033 |
| Julian calendar | 1127 MCXXVII |
| Korean calendar | 3460 |
| Minguo calendar | 785 before ROC 民前785年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −341 |
| Seleucid era | 1438/1439 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1669–1670 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 1253 or 872 or 100 — to — 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 1254 or 873 or 101 |
1127 (MCXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1127th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 127th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 12th century, and the 8th year of the 1120s decade. As of the start of 1127, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- Estimation: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, taking the lead from Kaifeng, capital of China.
By area
Asia
- January 9 – Jurchen forces sack the Song Chinese capital of Kaifeng (the Jingkang Incident, 靖康事變), and begin more than a century of political division between northern and southern China.
Europe
- Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II.
- The first coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily is formed. The same year, Roger regains control over Malta after a rebellion.[1] To guaranty the security of the seas, the king also establishes a pact with the maritime republic of Savona,[2] probably following an Almoravid raid against his realm.[3]
- Count Charles the Good of Flanders is assassinated.
- First mention of the consuls in Brescia, indicating that the city has become an independent commune.
- The commune of Milan conquers the neighboring city of Como.
By topic
Arts
- The minaret of Kalyan is completed in Bukhara (present day Uzbekistan).
Births
- October 18 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1191)
- November 27 – Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)
- Constance of Antioch (d. 1163), the Princess regnant of the principality of Antioch
- Yang Wanli, Chinese poet (d. 1206)
Deaths
- probable – Fulcher of Chartres, French chronicler (b. c. 1059)
- Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin, abbot of Clonmacnoise [4]
References
- ↑ Abulafia, David (1985). The Norman kingdom of Africa and the Norman expeditions to Majorca and the Muslim Mediterranean. Woodbridge: Boydell Press. ISBN 0-85115-416-6.
- ↑ Bresc, Henri (2003). "La Sicile et l'espace libyen au Moyen Age" (PDF). Retrieved January 17, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Johns, Jeremy (2002). Arabic administration in Norman Sicily: the royal dīwān. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-521-81692-0.
- ↑ Annals of the Four Masters. Ireland: Corpus of Electronic Texts (UCC), Annal M1127.1. 1127.
