Editing 1161

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[[File:Magnus Erlingssons saga-Tittelfrise-G. Munthe.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|King [[Magnus V of Norway|Magnus V]] (middle) (1156–1184)]]
Year '''1161''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCLXI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[December 24]] &ndash; The widowed Emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos]] marries [[Maria of Antioch]], aged 16, at [[Hagia Sophia]].<ref>{{cite book|authorlink=Steven Runciman|first=Steven|last=Runciman|year=1952|title=A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem|pages=291–293|isbn=978-0-241-29876-3}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Battle of Oslo (1161)|Battle of Oslo]]: King [[Inge I of Norway]] ("the Hunchback") is defeated and killed while fighting the forces of [[Haakon II of Norway|Haakon II]] ("the Broadshouldered") who succeeds Inge, with 5-year-old [[Magnus V of Norway|Magnus V]] as co-ruler, but not without challenges to his sovereignty.
* late summer/early autumn &ndash; [[Géza II of Hungary]] and the envoys of [[Pope Alexander III]] conclude the [[Concordat of 1161]], by which Géza agrees to support the Pope in exchange for concessions.<ref>{{cite book|last=Makk|first=Ferenc (translated by György Novák)|year=1989|title=The Árpáds and the Comneni: Political Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in the 12th century|publisher=Akadémiai Kiadó|page=75|isbn=963-05-5268-X}}</ref>
* [[Magnus Henriksson]], pretender to the throne of [[Sweden]], is murdered by [[Charles VII of Sweden|Charles VII]], who becomes king of Sweden until [[1167]].
* An [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravid]] offensive against the [[Kingdom of Portugal]] reaches the city of [[Almada]], located on the [[Tagus]] river.<ref>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=Le Portugal musulman, VIIIe-XIIIe Siècle: L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique|year=2000|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose|location=Paris|isbn=2-7068-1398-9|page=110}}</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Jin–Song Wars]]: The [[Battle of Tangdao]] ([[November 16]]) and [[Battle of Caishi]] ([[November 26]]–[[November 27|27]]) on the [[Yangtze]] River, between the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]] and the [[Song dynasty]] in [[China]] result in two pivotal Song naval victories.
* [[December 15]] – [[Wanyan Liang]], Chinese prince of [[Hailing District|Hailing]], is assassinated while on campaign. He is succeeded by [[Emperor Shizong of Jin]] (until [[1189]]).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Canonization]] of [[Edward the Confessor]] (d. [[1066]]) in England.<ref>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=67–69|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Theobald of Bec]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] in England dies after an illness. King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] is informed and expresses the wish to have his friend [[Thomas Becket]] elected as the successor.
* after April 18 &ndash; [[Bartholomew of Exeter|Bartholomew]] is consecrated as bishop of [[Diocese of Exeter|Exeter]] in England (until [[1184]]).
* The [[Cross of Saint Euphrosyne]], commissioned by [[Euphrosyne of Polotsk]] in Belarus, is created by craftsman [[Lazar Bohsha]]. (It goes missing during [[World War II]], and is not recovered subsequently).</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[February 22]] – [[Pope Innocent III|Innocent III]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1216]])
* [[September 20]] &ndash; [[Emperor Takakura|Takakura]], emperor of [[Japan]] (d. [[1181]])
* [[Alfonso Téllez de Meneses el Viejo|Alfonso Téllez de Meneses]], Spanish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1230]])
* [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]] ("the Leper"), king of [[Kingdom of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]] (d. [[1185]])
* [[Beatrice of Albon]], duchess of [[Duchy of Burgundy|Burgundy]] (d. [[1228]])
* [[Belgutei]], half-brother of [[Genghis Khan]] (d. [[1271]])
* [[Börte]], wife of Genghis Khan (approximate date)
* [[Constance, Duchess of Brittany|Constance]], duchess of [[Duchy of Brittany|Brittany]] (approximate date)
* [[Da'ud Abu al-Fadl]], Ayyubid physician (d. [[1242]])
* [[Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile|Eleanor of England]], queen of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] (d. [[1214]])
* [[Guðmundur Arason]], Icelandic bishop (d. [[1237]])
* [[Sancho, Count of Provence]] (or Sanche), Spanish nobleman (d. [[1223]])
* [[Sasaki Yoshikiyo]], Japanese nobleman (d. 1242)
* [[Satō Tadanobu]], Japanese [[samurai]] (d. [[1186]])
* [[Tsangpa Gyare]], Tibetan [[Tibetan Buddhism|Buddhist]] leader (d. [[1211]])

== Deaths ==
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Inge I of Norway|Inge I]] ("the Hunchback"), king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] (b. [[1135]])
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Theobald of Bec]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] (b. [[1090]])
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Fergus of Galloway]], Scottish nobleman
* [[June 14]] &ndash; [[Emperor Qinzong|Qinzong]], Chinese emperor (b. [[1100]])
* [[September 10]] &ndash; [[Tala'i ibn Ruzzik]], Fatimid [[vizier]]
* [[September 11]] &ndash; [[Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem|Melisende]], queen of Jerusalem (b. [[1105]])
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Henry V, Duke of Carinthia|Henry V]], duke of [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]] ([[Sponheim family|House of Sponheim]])
* [[October 28]] &ndash; [[Imar of Tusculum]], French [[abbot]] and bishop
* [[November 21]] &ndash; [[William III, Count of Nevers|William III]], count of [[County and Duchy of Nevers|Nevers]] and [[County of Auxerre|Auxerre]] 
* [[November 23]] &ndash; [[Adam of Ebrach]], German monk and abbot
* [[December 15]] &ndash; [[Wanyan Liang]], Chinese emperor (b. [[1122]])
* [[Akarius Fitz Bardolph]], English nobleman and knight
* [[Hu Hong]], Chinese scholar and philosopher (b. 1105)
* [[Magnus Henriksson]], king of [[Sweden]] (b. [[1130]])
* [[Rechung Dorje Drakpa]], Tibetan Buddhist leader
* [[Roger IV, Duke of Apulia|Roger IV]], duke of [[County of Apulia and Calabria|Apulia and Calabria]] (b. [[1152]])

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