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Events
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Conrad III establishes theHohenstaufen dynasty when he is crownedantiking to theHoly Roman Emperor , Lothair II.
* The first coalition of the Norman princes againstRoger II of Sicily is formed.
* The minaret of Kalyan is completed inBukhara (present dayUzbekistan ).
*Jurchen forces sack the Song Chinese capital ofKaifeng (theJingkang Incident , 靖康事變), and begin more than a century of political division between northern and southern China.
* CountCharles the Good ofFlanders is assassinated.
* Estimation:Constantinople , capital of theByzantine Empire , becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead fromKaifeng , capital ofChina .Births
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October 18 —Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d.1192 )
*November 27 —Emperor Xiaozong of China (d.1194 )
*Constance of Antioch (d.1163 )
*Yang Wanli , Chinese poet (d.1206 )Deaths
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Fulcher of Chartres , French chronicler
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