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

==== Europe ====
* [[January 3]] &ndash; [[1117 Verona earthquake]]. The earthquake is rated at VII (''Very strong'') on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]], and strikes [[northern Italy]] and [[Germany]].<ref>[http://www.icvbc.cnr.it/bivi/conservazione/danni_sismici_lombardia.htm Banca Ipermediale delle Vetrate Italiane], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035342/http://www.icvbc.cnr.it/bivi/conservazione/danni_sismici_lombardia.htm |date=19 July 2011 }} [[Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche]]</ref> The [[epicentre]] of the first shock is near [[Verona]], the city which suffers the most damage. The outer wall of the [[Arena di Verona|amphitheatre]] is partially felled, and the standing portion is damaged in a later earthquake of 1183. Many other churches, monasteries, and ancient monuments are destroyed or seriously damaged, eliminating much of Verona's [[Pre-Romanesque architecture|early medieval architecture]] and providing space for a massive [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] rebuilding.<ref>G. Solinas (1981), ''Storia di Verona'' (Verona: Centro Rinascita), 244. The late eight- or early ninth-century ''[[Versus de Verona]]'' contains a now indispensable description of Verona's early medieval architecture, including Roman ruins.</ref>
* King [[Stephen II of Hungary]] regains [[Dalmatia]] from the [[Republic of Venice]] while the Venetians are on a naval expedition. Doge [[Ordelafo Faliero]] dies in battle (near [[Zadar]]) against the Hungarians. Faliero is succeeded by [[Domenico Michiel]], who reconquers more territory and agrees to a 5-year truce with Hungary.
* [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]] ("the Great"), count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]],  inherits [[County of Cerdanya|Cerdanya]] (located between the [[Pyrenees]] and the [[Ebro|Ebro River]]) which becomes part of the [[Principality of Catalonia]].
* [[Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia|Vladislaus I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]], abdicates in favor of his brother [[Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia|Bořivoj II]], but retains much of the actual power.
* The [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]] briefly reconquer [[Coimbra]] (modern [[Portugal]]).<ref>{{cite book|first=Gilbert|last=Meynier|year=2010|title=L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique: De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)|location=Paris|publisher=La Découverte|page=84}}</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* [[Battle of Ghazni (1117)|Battle of Ghazni]]: Seljuk forces under [[Ahmad Sanjar]] (supporting the claim of [[Bahram-Shah of Ghazna|Bahram-Shah]]) invade [[Afghanistan]] and defeat the ruling Sultan [[Arslan-Shah of Ghazna|Arslan-Shah]]. Bahram succeeds his brother as ruler of the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]].<ref>Jaques, Tony (2007). ''Dictionary of Battles and Sieges'', p. 391. Greenwood Publishing Group. {{ISBN|978-0-313-33538-9}}.</ref>

==== Africa ====
* Conflict between the ''[[de facto]]'' independent Muslim republics of [[Gabès]] and [[Mahdia]] (modern [[Tunisia]]) in [[Ifriqiya]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bresc|first=Henri|title=La Sicile et l'espace libyen au Moyen Age|year=2003|url=http://www.storiamediterranea.it/public/md1_dir/b1462.pdf|journal=Mediterranea: ricerche storiche|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.storiamediterranea.it/public/md1_dir/b1462.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> Madhia is supported by the [[Zirid dynasty|Zirid Dynasty]] while Gabes receives the aid of [[Roger II of Sicily|Roger II]], count of [[County of Sicily|Sicily]].

==== Levant ====
* The Crusaders led by King [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem]] raid [[Pelusium]] in [[Egypt in the Middle Ages|Egypt]] and burn the city to the ground. Baldwin marches back to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and strengthens the fortifications of the southern frontier.

==== Asia ====
* King Mahaabarana Adeettiya ([[Koimala]]) from the [[Theemuge dynasty|Theemuge Dynasty]] becomes the first king to rule over the whole [[Maldives]]. He reclaims the northern atolls from the [[India]]n invaders.
* The ''[[sōhei]]'' or warrior monks of [[Mii-dera]] and [[Enryaku-ji]] unite their forces to attack [[Nara, Nara|Nara]] in [[Japan]].

=== By topic ===

==== Education ====
* [[May 3]] &ndash; [[Merton Priory]] (previously established at [[Huntingdon]]) is consecrated at a site near [[London]]. The priory becomes an important centre of learning and [[diplomacy]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/surrey/vol2/pp94-102 Houses of Austin canons: Priory of St. Mary of Merton] A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 2, ed. H. E. Malden (London, 1967). Retrieved April 9, 2015.</ref>

==== Technology ====
* The magnetic [[History of the compass#China|compass]] is first used for maritime navigation purposes during the [[Song dynasty]] in [[China]].<ref>Colin A. Ronan (1986). ''The Shorter Science & Civilisation in China: Volume 3'', pp. 28–29. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-31560-9}}.</ref></onlyinclude>