Editing 1101 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Crusade of 1101]] &ndash; A second wave of European crusaders attempts to cross [[Anatolia]], to reach the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]]. They are defeated by the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk]] troops under Sultan [[Kilij Arslan I]], at [[Heraclea Cybistra|Heraclea]]. A handful of crusaders under [[Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse|Raymond IV]] manage to reach the Byzantine port of [[Bafra]], at the mouth of the [[Kızılırmak River|River Halys]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1951). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 20. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Summer &ndash; The Byzantine fleet under Admiral [[Eustathios Kymineianos|Eustathios]] recaptures the ports of western [[Cilicia]], [[Seleucia]] and [[Corycus]]. Eustathios extends his power over Cilician territory (belonging to [[Bohemond I of Antioch|Bohemond I]]) further east – occupying [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]], [[Adana]] and [[Mopsuestia|Mamistra]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1951). ''A History of the Crusades. Volume I: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 264. {{ISBN|978-0-141-98550-3}}.</ref>

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem|Baldwin I]] concludes an alliance with the [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] fleet, offering them commercial privileges and booty. He captures the towns of [[Arsuf]] and [[Caesarea Maritima|Caesarea]]. Baldwin's crusaders pillage Caesarea and massacre the majority of the local population.
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ramla (1101)|Battle of Ramla]]: A Crusader force (some 1,100 men) under Baldwin I defeats the invading [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimids]] at [[Ramla]] (modern [[Israel]]). Baldwin plunders the Fatimid camp and the survivors flee to [[Ascalon]].

==== Europe ====
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Roger I of Sicily|Roger I]], count of [[County of Sicily|Sicily]], dies at [[Mileto]] in [[Calabria]] after a 30-year reign. He is succeeded by his 8-year-old son [[Simon of Sicily|Simon of Hauteville]], while his mother, [[Adelaide del Vasto]], acts as his [[regent]]. 
* Summer &ndash; Almoravid forces under Sultan [[Yusuf ibn Tashfin]] besiege [[Valencia]], which is defended by [[Jimena Díaz]], widow of [[El Cid|Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar]]. The city holds out until May [[1102]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lagardère|first=Vincent|title=Les Almoravides jusqu'au règne de Yūsuf b. Tāšfīn (1039-1106)|year=1989|publisher=L'Harmattan|location=Paris|isbn=978-2-7384-0467-1}}</ref>
* Autumn &ndash; Countess [[Mathilda of Tuscany]] leads a successful expedition in northern [[Italy]] and takes [[Ferrara]].
* The county of [[Duchy of Berg|Berg]] in [[Germany]] is established.

==== England ====
* [[February 3]] &ndash; [[Ranulf Flambard]], bishop of [[Diocese of Durham|Durham]], escapes from the [[Tower of London]] and flees to [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]]. There he joins [[Robert Curthose]], duke of Normandy, who has just returned from the [[Crusades]].
* [[July 20]] &ndash; Robert Curthose lands at [[Portsmouth]] with an army in an effort to take the English throne from his younger brother, [[Henry I of England|Henry I]].<ref name="BBC timeline">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml|work=British History Timeline|title=Norman Britain|publisher=BBC|access-date=2007-12-20}}</ref>
* [[August 2]] &ndash; By the [[Treaty of Alton]], ratified at [[Winchester]], Robert abandons his claim to the throne, recognising Henry as King of England.<ref name="BBC timeline"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Anglo-Norman Civil War: 1101|first=C. Warren|last=Hollister|journal=[[The English Historical Review]]|volume=88|issue=347|date=April 1973|pages=315–334 |publisher=Oxford University Press|doi=10.1093/ehr/LXXXVIII.CCCXLVII.315 |jstor=564288 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/564288|accessdate=2023-08-02}}</ref>

=== By topic ===

==== Culture ====
* A vast compilation of [[Liao dynasty|Liao]], [[Korea]]n, and [[Song dynasty|Song]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] writings is completed (approximate date).

==== Religion ====
* Spring &ndash; Antipope [[Antipope Theodoric|Theodoric]] dies, the partisans of Emperor [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry IV]] choose [[Antipope Adalbert|Adalbert]] as the new antipope. 
* [[April 19]] &ndash; King [[Canute IV of Denmark|Canute IV]] of [[Denmark]] is [[Canonization|canonized]] as a saint under the name San Canuto.<ref>{{cite book|last=Klaniczay|first=Gábor|title=Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses|year=2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=978-0-521-42018-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tz12J0Eb9eUC&pg=RA1-PA152|author2=Eva Pálmai}}</ref>
* [[Fontevraud Abbey]] is founded by the French preacher [[Robert of Arbrissel]].</onlyinclude>