1127

Years: 1124 1125 1126 - 1127 - 1128 1129 1130
Decades: 1090s 1100s 1110s - 1120s - 1130s 1140s 1150s
Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century

Events

Conrad III establishes the Hohenstaufen dynasty when he is crowned antiking to the Holy Roman Emperor, Lothair II.
First coalition of the Norman princes against Roger II of Sicily.
The minaret of Kalyan is completed in Bukhara in present day Uzbekistan.
Jurchen forces sack Song Chinese capital of Kaifeng (the tragedy of Jingkang 靖康之禍), and begin more than a century of political division between north and south in China.
Estimation: Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Kaifeng, capital of China.