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Events

* A second wave of crusaders arrives in the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem, after being heavily defeated by Kilij Arslan I at Heraclea Cybistra (see Crusade of 1101).
* Raymond IV of Toulouse, count of Tripoli, takes Ankara from the Seljuk Turks.
* King Baldwin I of Jerusalem captures Arsuf (in April) and Caesarea (in May).
* Robert Curthose signs the Treaty of Alton, giving up his claim to the Anglo-Norman throne and establishing Henry I as King of England.
* The County of Berg, Germany is established.
* Canute II of Denmark is canonized.
* A vast compilation of Liao, Korean, and Song Buddhist writings is completed.

Births

* Heloise, lover of Pierre Abélard (d. 1162)
* William Clito, Count of Flanders (d. 1128)

Deaths

* June 22 - Count Roger I of Sicily (b. 1031)
* July 27 - Conrad, King of Germany and Italy (b. 1074)
* October 6 - Bruno of Cologne, German founder of the Carthusian order
* October 18 - Hugh of Vermandois, son of Henry I of France (b. 1053)
* Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester
* Su Shi, Chinese statesman and poet (b. 1037)
* Su Song, Chinese scientist and engineer (b. 1020)

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