1127 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1090s 1100s 1110s – 1120s – 1130s 1140s 1150s
Years:	1124 1125 1126 – 1127 – 1128 1129 1130

The amazing Kalyan minaret

The year 1127 was a time of many important events around the world. It was a common year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.

Big Changes Around the World

Around this time, the city of Constantinople, which was the capital of the Byzantine Empire, became the biggest city in the world. It took over from Kaifeng, the capital of China.

On January 9, a group called the Jurchen people attacked and took over Kaifeng. This city was the capital of the Song Empire in China. This event is known as the Jingkang Incident.
This attack led to China being split into northern and southern parts for more than 100 years.

Conrad III started the Hohenstaufen family's rule. He was crowned as an "antiking" against the main Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II. An antiking was someone who claimed to be the emperor but wasn't fully accepted by everyone.
Princes from Normandy formed a group to go against Roger II of Sicily. Roger was a powerful Norman ruler.
Roger also got back control of Malta after a rebellion. He made a deal with the city of Savona to keep the seas safe. This was probably after some attacks by the Almoravid people.
Count Charles the Good of Flanders was killed.

The city of Brescia in Italy was first mentioned as having "consuls." This means it had become an independent city, also called a "commune," where citizens had more control.
The city of Milan took over its neighbor, Como.

The amazing minaret of Kalyan was finished in Bukhara. This city is in what is now Uzbekistan. A minaret is a tall, slender tower, often part of a mosque.

October 18 – Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (died in 1191)
November 27 – Emperor Xiaozong of China (died in 1194)
Constance of Antioch (died in 1163), who was a princess and ruler of the principality of Antioch
Yang Wanli, a famous Chinese poet (died in 1206)

Probably – Fulcher of Chartres, a French writer who recorded history (born around 1059)
Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin, an abbot (leader of a monastery) of Clonmacnoise