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Year 1116 (MCXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Africa

  • Baldwin I of Jerusalem undertakes an invasion of Egypt.
  • The Zirid ruler of Ifriqiya, Ali ibn Yahya, conquers the independent island of Jerba, then acting as an independent piratical republic.

    • Americas

  • The Aztecs leave Aztlán, searching for the site of what will eventually become Tenochtitlán (later Mexico City).

    • Europe

  • July 15 – Doge Ordelafo Faliero of the Republic of Venice conquers the troops of Stephen II of Hungary who have arrived to relieve Zadar and the remaining towns of Dalmatia surrender to Venice.
  • The Portuguese, under the leadership of countess Theresa take two Galician cities, Tui and Ourense. In reply, the sister of Countess Theresa, Queen Urraca of Leon and Castile, attacks Portugal.
  • Almoravid troops conquer the Balearic islands whose Muslim king has been severely weakened by Pisan and Catalan raiders.

    • Arts and technology

  • The modern book of separate pages stitched together is invented in China.
  • Construction starts on the Chennakesava Temple in India.
  • Aak music is introduced to the Korean court by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.

    • Births

  • April 12 – Rikissa of Poland, queen in Sweden and grand princess of Minsk
  • Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford (d. 1173)

    • Deaths

  • February 3 – Coloman, King of Hungary (b. 1070)
  • Robert of Arbrissel, an itinerant preacher, and founder of the abbey of Fontevrault (b. c. 1045)
  • approximate date – Jimena Díaz, ruler of Valencia (b. c. 1046)

    • References

    1116 Wikipedia
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