1161

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political events

Norway's Inge I Haraldsson is defeated and killed February 1 at age 25 while fighting the forces of Haakon II Sigurdsson (see 1157). Having reigned since infancy, Inge is succeeded by Haakon, who will rule until next year as Haakon II (the Broadshouldered), but not without challenges to his sovereignty.

religion

Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, dies April 18 at age 70 (approximate), having been patron to his archdeacon Thomas à Becket, who will succeed to the primacy next year.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1130s  1140s  1150s  – 1160s –  1170s  1180s  1190s
Years:	1158 1159 1160 – 1161 – 1162 1163 1164

1161 by topic

Politics

State leaders – Sovereign states

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

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Art and literature

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1161 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1161 MCLXI
Ab urbe condita	1914
Armenian calendar	610 ԹՎ ՈԺ
Bahá'í calendar	-683 – -682
Berber calendar	2111
Buddhist calendar	1705
Burmese calendar	523
Byzantine calendar	6669 – 6670
Chinese calendar	庚辰年十二月初三日 (3797/3857-12-3) — to — 辛巳年十二月十三日 (3798/3858-12-13)
Coptic calendar	877 – 878
Ethiopian calendar	1153 – 1154
Hebrew calendar	4921 – 4922
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1216 – 1217
- Shaka Samvat	1083 – 1084
- Kali Yuga	4262 – 4263
Holocene calendar	11161
Iranian calendar	539 – 540
Islamic calendar	555 – 557
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar	3494
Thai solar calendar	1704
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Events

• Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.
• Godfrey Ua Raghallaigh dies; his son Cathal succeeds him.
• The Battle of Tangdao and Battle of Caishi, on the Yangtze River between the Jurchen Jin Dynasty and the Chinese Song Dynasty, result in two pivotal Song naval victories.

Births

• September 23—Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)
• Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)
• Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (d. 1185)
• Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1223)
• Pope Innocent III (d. 1216)

Deaths

• February 3 – King Inge I of Norway (b. 1135)
• April 18—Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury
• June 14—Former Emperor Qinzong of Southern Song Dynasty China (b. 1084)
• September 11—Queen Melisende of Jerusalem (b. 1105)
• November 23—Adam, Abbot of Ebrach
• December 15—Emperor Prince Hǎilíng of Jin Dynasty China (b. 1122)
• date unknown – Hugh, archbishop of Palermo

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