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=== By place ===

==== Levant ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Imad al-Din Zengi]], Seljuk governor (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Aleppo]] and [[Mosul]], marches on [[Baghdad]] (the capital of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]), to add it to his dominions. He is defeated by the forces of Caliph [[Al-Mustarshid]], near [[Tikrit]] (modern [[Iraq]]). Zengi flees and escapes, with the help of Tikrit's governor [[Najm ad-Din Ayyub]] (the father of [[Saladin]]), who conveys him across the [[Tigris|River Tigris]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 156. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[July 24]] &ndash; [[Battle of Nocera]]: Rebel [[Normans]] under Count [[Ranulf II of Alife|Ranulf II]] defeat the Sicilian forces, led by King [[Roger II of Sicily|Roger II]]. Seven hundred knights are captured, and Roger is forced to retreat to [[Salerno]].

==== England ====
* [[Barnwell Castle]] is erected in [[Northamptonshire]].

==== Asia ====
* June &ndash; A fire breaks out in the Chinese capital of [[Hangzhou]], destroying 13,000 houses and forcing many to flee to the nearby hills. Due to large fires as this, the government installs an effective [[fire fighting]] force for the city. Items such as [[bamboo]], planks, and rush-matting are temporarily exempted from taxation, 120 tons of rice are distributed among the poor. The government suspends the housing rent requirement of the city's residents.
* The [[Song dynasty|Southern Song]] court establishes the first [[History of the Song dynasty#China's first standing navy|permanent standing navy]], with the headquarters of the Chinese admiralty based at [[Dinghai District|Dinghai]].