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Seal of King Stephen II of Hungary

Year 1117 (MCXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• January 3 – 1117 Verona earthquake. The earthquake is rated at VII (Very strong) on the Mercalli intensity scale, and strikes northern Italy and Germany.<ref>Banca Ipermediale delle Vetrate Italiane, Template:Webarchive Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche</ref> The epicentre of the first shock is near Verona, the city which suffers the most damage. The outer wall of the amphitheatre is partially felled, and the standing portion is damaged in a later earthquake of 1183. Many other churches, monasteries, and ancient monuments are destroyed or seriously damaged, eliminating much of Verona's early medieval architecture and providing space for a massive Romanesque rebuilding.<ref>G. Solinas (1981), Storia di Verona (Verona: Centro Rinascita), 244. The late eight- or early ninth-century Versus de Verona contains a now indispensable description of Verona's early medieval architecture, including Roman ruins.</ref>
• King Stephen II of Hungary regains Dalmatia from the Republic of Venice while the Venetians are on a naval expedition. Doge Ordelafo Faliero dies in battle (near Zadar) against the Hungarians. Faliero is succeeded by Domenico Michiel, who reconquers more territory and agrees to a 5-year truce with Hungary.
• Ramon Berenguer III ("the Great"), count of Barcelona, inherits Cerdanya (located between the Pyrenees and the Ebro River) which becomes part of the Principality of Catalonia.
• Vladislaus I, duke of Bohemia, abdicates in favor of his brother Bořivoj II, but retains much of the actual power.
• The Almoravids briefly reconquer Coimbra (modern Portugal).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Seljuk Empire

• Battle of Ghazni: Seljuk forces under Ahmad Sanjar (supporting the claim of Bahram-Shah) invade Afghanistan and defeat the ruling Sultan Arslan-Shah. Bahram succeeds his brother as ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire.<ref>Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, p. 391. Greenwood Publishing Group. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Africa

• Conflict between the de facto independent Muslim republics of Gabès and Mahdia (modern Tunisia) in Ifriqiya.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Madhia is supported by the Zirid Dynasty while Gabes receives the aid of Roger II, count of Sicily.

Levant

• The Crusaders led by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem raid Pelusium in Egypt and burn the city to the ground. Baldwin marches back to Palestine and strengthens the fortifications of the southern frontier.

Asia

• King Mahaabarana Adeettiya (Koimala) from the Theemuge Dynasty becomes the first king to rule over the whole Maldives. He reclaims the northern atolls from the Indian invaders.
• The sōhei or warrior monks of Mii-dera and Enryaku-ji unite their forces to attack Nara in Japan.

By topic

Education

• May 3 – Merton Priory (previously established at Huntingdon) is consecrated at a site near London. The priory becomes an important centre of learning and diplomacy in England.<ref>Houses of Austin canons: Priory of St. Mary of Merton A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2, ed. H. E. Malden (London, 1967). Retrieved April 9, 2015.</ref>

Technology

• The magnetic compass is first used for maritime navigation purposes during the Song dynasty in China.<ref>Colin A. Ronan (1986). The Shorter Science & Civilisation in China: Volume 3, pp. 28–29. Cambridge University Press. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Births

• September 7 – Nicolò Politi, Italian hermit (d. 1167)
• Fujiwara no Nariko, Japanese empress (d. 1160)
• Gerard la Pucelle, bishop of Coventry (d. 1184)
• Henry I, count of Guelders and Zutphen (d. 1182)
• Humphrey II of Toron, constable of Jerusalem (d. 1179)
• Maurice of Carnoet, French Cistercian abbot (d. 1191)
• Otto I ("the Redhead"), duke of Bavaria (d. 1183)
• Robert FitzRanulph, English high sheriff (d. 1172)
• Simon III de Montfort, French nobleman (d. 1181)

Deaths

• February 14 – Bertrade de Montfort, French queen (b. 1070)
• April 11 – Tescelin le Roux, Burgundian nobleman (b. 1070)
• April 14 – Bernard of Thiron, founder of the Tironensian Order (b. 1046)
• April 16 – Magnus Erlendsson, Norse earl of Orkney (b. 1080)
• September 1 – Robert de Limesey, bishop of Coventry
• December 9 – Gertrude of Brunswick, margravine of Meissen
• Abu'l-Fath Yusuf, Persian vizier of Arslan-Shah of Ghazna
• Abu Nasr Farsi, Persian statesman and poet (or 1116)
• Anselm of Laon (or Ansel), French theologian and writer
• Danxia Zichun, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (b. 1064)
• Faritius (or Faricius), Italian abbot and physician
• Gertrude of Flanders, duchess of Lorraine (b. 1070)
• Gilbert Crispin, Norman abbot and theologian (b. 1055)
• Gilbert Fitz Richard, English nobleman (b. 1066)
• Lu'lu' al-Yaya, Seljuk ruler and regent of Aleppo
• Ordelafo Faliero (or Dodoni), doge of Venice