Editing 1112

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[[File:Berenguer el Gran P1210429.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Count [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]] (1082–1131)]]
Year '''1112''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCXII]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Malik Shah (Rûm)|Malik Shah]], Seljuk ruler of the [[Sultanate of Rum]], begins incursions into [[Anatolia]]. He marches on [[Alaşehir|Philadelphia]] with his army, but is halted by the Byzantines under [[Constantine Gabras|Gabras]], governor of the [[Chaldia|Theme of Chaldia]].<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 111. {{ISBN|978-0241-29876-3}}.</ref>

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; Seljuk forces under [[Toghtekin]], Turkic governor of [[Damascus]], intervene at [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]], and force King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] to raise the siege. 
* [[April 10]] &ndash; The Crusaders fight their way back to [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] (modern [[Israel]]).<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 76. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]] ("the Great"), count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]], obtains the county of [[List of rulers of Provence|Provence]] through his marriage to the heiress, [[Douce I, Countess of Provence|Douce I]]. Ramon's dominion stretches as far east as [[Nice]] (modern [[France]]).<ref>{{cite book|last=Dell'Umbria|first=Alèssi|title=Histoire universelle de Marseille, de l'an mil à l'an deux mille|year=2006|publisher=Agone|location=Marseille|isbn=2-7489-0061-8|page=19}}</ref> 
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Henry, Count of Portugal|Henry]], [[count of Portugal]], dies from wounds received during a siege at [[Astorga, Spain|Astorga]]. He is succeeded by his 3-year-old son [[Afonso I of Portugal|Afonso I]], but his mother [[Theresa, Countess of Portugal|Theresa]] desires to rule Portugal alone and becomes [[regent]].
* Duke [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] of [[Lesser Poland|Poland]] has his half-brother [[Zbigniew of Poland|Zbigniew]] blinded and thrown into a dungeon in [[Tyniec|Tyniec Abbey]]. Archbishop [[Martin I (archbishop of Gniezno)|Martin I]] excommunicates Bolesław for committing this terrible crime.
* [[Otto, Count of Ballenstedt|Otto]] ("the Rich"), count of [[Ballenstedt]], is appointed duke of [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] by Emperor [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]], but is later stripped of his title.
* [[Salzwedel]] in the [[Altmark]] (modern [[Germany]]) is founded.
* The [[Margraviate of Baden]] is founded by [[Herman II, Margrave of Baden|Herman II]].

=== By topic ===

==== Literature ====
* [[Gallus Anonymus]], Polish chronicler and historian, begins to write ''[[Gesta principum Polonorum]]'', to Bolesław III.

==== Religion ====
* Easter &ndash; The citizens of [[Laon]] in France, having proclaimed a [[Medieval commune|commune]], murder Bishop [[Waldric]] in his cathedral.</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[García Ramírez of Navarre|García IV]] ("the Restorer"), king of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]] (d. [[1150]])
* [[February 3]] &ndash; Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Ahmad al-Mustazhir, was the son of [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid]] caliph [[al-Mustazhir]] and [[Ismah Khatun|Ismah]].
* [[Henry II, Duke of Austria|Henry II]] (Jasomirgott), duke of [[Duchy of Austria|Austria]] (d. [[1177]])
* [[Henry IV, Count of Luxembourg|Henry IV]] ("the Blind"), count of [[Luxembourg]] (d. [[1196]])
* [[Mahaut of Albon]], countess of [[County of Savoy|Savoy]] (d. [[1148]])
* [[Sasaki Hideyoshi]], Japanese samurai (d. [[1184]])
* [[Sibylla of Anjou]], countess of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (d. [[1165]])

== Deaths ==
* Easter &ndash; [[Waldric]], English [[Lord Chancellor]] and Bishop of Laon, murdered (b. [[1050]])
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Ulric II, Margrave of Carniola|Ulric II]] (or Udalrich), Italian [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Sigebert of Gembloux]], French chronicler
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Kogh Vasil]] ("the Robber"), Armenian ruler
* [[November 3]] &ndash; [[Anna Vsevolodovna of Kiev|Anna Vsevolodovna]], Kievan princess 
* [[Baldric of Noyon]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai|Tournai]] (b. [[1099]])
* [[Bertrand, Count of Toulouse|Bertrand of Tripoli]], count of [[County of Toulouse|Toulouse]] and [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]]
* [[Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg|Elimar I]] (or Egilmar), count of [[County of Oldenburg|Oldenburg]] (b. [[1040]])
* [[Fakhr-un-Nisa]], Arab scholar and [[Calligraphy|calligrapher]]
* [[George II of Georgia|George II]] (or Giorgi), king of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]] (b. [[1054]])
* [[Ghibbelin of Arles|Ghibbelin]] (or Gibelin), archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Arles|Arles]] 
* [[Henry, Count of Portugal|Henry]] (or Henri), count of [[County of Portugal|Portugal]] (b. [[1066]])
* [[Kyansittha]], king of the [[Pagan Kingdom|Pagan Empire]] (or [[1113]])
* [[Su Zhe]], Chinese politician and historian (b. [[1039]])
* [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee|Tancred]], Italo-Norman nobleman (b. [[1075]])
* [[Vukan, Grand Prince of Serbia|Vukan I]], Grand Prince of [[Grand Principality of Serbia|Serbia]] (b. [[1050]])

==See also==
* [[List of state leaders in 1112]]

== References ==
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