Summer – Emperor
John II Komnenos re-confirms the treaty of
1082. This ends the hostilities with
Hungary and
Venice. John secures
Braničevo, and recovers the region of
Sirmium on the
Danube, but is forced by Venice to renew the exclusive commercial privileges.
Levant
Spring – The Crusaders under
Pons, count of
Tripoli, attack the fortress of
Rafaniya (once held by Pons' grandfather
Raymond IV), which dominates the entry of the
Buqaia from the
Orontes Valley. They besiege the fortress for 18 days and capture it on
March 31.[1]
Autumn –
Bohemond II takes over his inheritance of the
Principality of Antioch. He sails from
Otranto with a Norman fleet of 24 ships, carrying a number of troops and horses. Bohemond lands at the port of
St. Symeon early in October and is welcomed at
Antioch.[1]
Ragnvald Knaphövde, pretender to the Swedish throne, is killed by upset peasants at a local thing.
Sweden is without a ruler, but
Magnus I ("the Strong") claims sovereignty over
Gothenland.
Spring – In
China, scholars and farmers demonstrate around the capital city of
Kaifeng, for the restoration of a trusted military official,
Li Gang (李綱). Small conflicts erupt between the protestors and the government.
Jin–Song War: Jurchen forces reach the
Yellow River Valley, two days after
New Year. Remnants of the court flee south, including much of the populace, and communities such as the
Kaifeng Jews.[3]
January 31 – Jurchen forces lay siege to Kaifeng. Qin Zong negotiates the terms of surrender, agreeing an annual
indemnity. He orders Song forces to defend the prefectures of the Northern Song.
Two previously written Chinese
pharmaceutical works, one by
Shen Kuo and one by
Su Shi, are combined into one written work.
Religion
Olegarius, archbishop of
Tarragona, creates a community of knights (known as the "Confraternity of Tarragona"), to combat the Almoravids in
Catalonia.[4]
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^Fletcher, R. A. (1987). "Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050-1150". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 5. 37: 31–47 [46].
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