1140s — in history
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Highlights
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1140
Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)
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1140
Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin-Song Wars.
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1140
The French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.
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1140
Adelaide of Hungary, Duchess of Bohemia
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1140
Conrad III of Germany besieged Weinsberg.
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1140
Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia
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1140
Thurstan, Archbishop of York
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1140
Leo I, Prince of Armenia
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1140
Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia
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1141
Malcolm IV of Scotland (d. 1165)
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1141
Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of King of England.
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1141
Empress Matilda became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'.
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1141
The Battle of Lincoln, at which Stephen, King of England is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.
Battle of Lincoln (1141) · Stephen, King of England · Empress Matilda
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1141
Yelü Dashi, the Liao dynasty general who founded the Qara Khitai, defeats the Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle of Qatwan.
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1141
Béla II of Hungary (b. 1110)
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1141
Leopold, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1108)
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1141
Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1096)
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1141
Richenza of Northeim (b. 1087)
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1142
A peace treaty between the Jin dynasty and Southern Song dynasty is formally ratified when a Jin envoy visits the Song court during the Jin-Song wars.
Treaty of Shaoxing · Jin dynasty (1115-1234) · Southern Song dynasty
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1142
Peter Abelard, French philosopher and theologian (b. 1079)
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1142
Yue Fei, Chinese general (b. 1103)
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1143
Emperor Nijō of Japan (d. 1165)
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1143
Kogyo-Daishi, restorer of Shingon Buddhism in Japan (b. 1095)
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1143
Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)
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1143
King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
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1143
Pope Innocent II
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1143
Fulk, King of Jerusalem (b. 1089)
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1143
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1087)
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1144
William of Norwich, child murder victim
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1144
The capital of the crusader County of Edessa falls to Imad ad-Din Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo.
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1144
Pope Celestine II
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1144
Al-Zamakhshari, Persian theologian (b. 1075)
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1145
Ibn Jubayr, Spanish geographer and poet (d. 1217)
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1145
Lucius II, pope of the Catholic Church
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1145
Baldwin, archbishop of Pisa
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1146
Bernard of Clairvaux preaches his famous sermon in a field at Vézelay, urging the necessity of a Second Crusade. Louis VII is present, and joins the Crusade.
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1146
Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond, English soldier (b. 1100)
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1146
King Eric III of Denmark
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1146
Zafadola, last ruler of the Hudid dynasty
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1146
Imad ad-Din Zengi, Syrian ruler (b. 1087)
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1147
Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
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1147
First historical record of Moscow.
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1147
Seljuk Turks defeat German crusaders under Conrad III at the Battle of Dorylaeum.
Seljuk Turks · Conrad III of Germany · Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)
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1147
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henry I of England (b. 1100)
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1147
Reconquista: After a siege of four months, crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
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1147
Frederick II, duke of Swabia (b. 1090)
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1147
Igor II of Kiev
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1147
Guy II, Count of Ponthieu (b. c. 1120)
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1147
Robert de Craon, second Grand Master of the Knights Templar
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1147
Conquest of Santarém: The forces of Afonso I of Portugal capture Santarém.
Conquest of Santarém · Afonso I of Portugal · Santarém, Portugal
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1148
Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
Louis VII of France · Siege of Damascus (1148) · Second Crusade
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1148
Saint Malachy (b. 1094)
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1148
William II, Count of Nevers (b. c. 1089)
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1148
Conan III, duke of Brittany (b. 1070)
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1148
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1100)
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1148
William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey
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1148
The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
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1149
Petronille de Chemillé, abbess of Fontevrault
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1149
Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
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1149
Raymond of Poitiers, Prince of Antioch (b. 1115)
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1149
The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
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1149
Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.
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1149
Berengaria of Barcelona, queen consort of Castile (b. 1116)
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1149
Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Turkish ruler and regent