Editing 1107

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[[File:Alexander I (Alba) ii.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Seal of King [[Alexander I of Scotland]]]]
Year '''1107''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Scotland====
* [[January 8]] &ndash; King [[Edgar, King of Scotland|Edgar]] dies at [[Edinburgh Castle]] after a 9-year reign. He is succeeded by his brother [[Alexander I of Scotland|Alexander I]], who is married to [[Sybilla of Normandy]] (an illegitimate daughter of King [[Henry I of England|Henry I]]). A split of unity, between Alexander and his younger brother [[David I of Scotland|David I]], makes David co-ruler in [[Lothian]] and [[Strathclyde]] (Southern [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]). He does not receive the title of king, but of "Prince of the [[Cumbria]]ns".

==== England ====
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The [[Investiture Controversy]] is resolved, by the reconciliation of Henry I and [[Anselm of Canterbury|Anselm]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/116|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/116 116–117]}}</ref><ref name=Barlow>{{cite book|last=Barlow|first=Frank|title=The English Church 1066–1154: A History of the Anglo-Norman Church|authorlink=Frank Barlow (historian)|publisher=Longman|location=New York|year=1979|isbn=0-582-50236-5|pages=78–79}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1=Hollister, C. Warren |editor2=Frost, Amanda Clark |title=Henry I|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New Haven, CT|year=2001|isbn=0-300-08858-2|pages=209–210}}</ref> and the mass consecration of bishops<ref name=Handbook>{{cite book|last=Fryde|first=E. B.|author2=Greenway, D. E.|author3= Porter, S.|author4= Roy, I.|title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=3rd|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1996|isbn=0-521-56350-X|page=246}}</ref> by Anselm at the royal [[Palace of Westminster#History|Palace of Westminster]]: [[William Giffard]] to [[Diocese of Winchester|Winchester]], [[Roger of Salisbury|Roger]] to [[Diocese of Salisbury|Salisbury]], [[Reynelm]] to [[Diocese of Hereford|Hereford]], [[William Warelwast]] to [[Diocese of Exeter|Exeter]] and [[Urban (bishop of Llandaff)|Urban]] to [[Diocese of Llandaff|Llandaff]].<ref name=Barlow/> [[Roger of Salisbury]] is also appointed [[Justiciar]] in this year.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=58–60|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; Duke [[Bolesław III Wrymouth|Bolesław III]] along with his ally King [[Coloman, King of Hungary|Coloman]] of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]], invades [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] in order to aid Duke [[Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia|Svatopluk]] in gaining the Bohemian throne. The Polish expedition is a complete success: on [[May 14]] Svatopluk is installed as [[List of Bohemian monarchs|Duke of Bohemia]] in [[Prague]]. King [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]] demands [[tribute]] from Svatopluk as his overlord and [[vassal]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]].
* Autumn &ndash; King [[Sigurd the Crusader|Sigurd I]] sails for the [[Holy Land]] with 60 ships (with some 5,000 men) on the first stage of the [[Norwegian Crusade]] to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]. Now 17, he is the first European king to support the Crusaders in the [[Levant]]. Sigurd leaves his older brother [[Eystein I of Norway|Eystein I]] to rule the kingdom in his absence – and visits [[Kingdom of England|England]], [[France in the Middle Ages|France]], [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] and [[County of Sicily|Sicily]] en route.
* [[October 9]] &ndash; [[Bohemond I of Antioch|Bohemond I]], prince of [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]], lands with his army (some 34,000 men) in [[Epirus]] near [[Vlorë|Avlona]]. He plunders the countryside and marches to [[Durrës|Dyrrhachium]] (modern [[Albania]]).
* November &ndash; [[Siege of Dyrrhachium (1107–1108)|Siege of Dyrrhachium]]: Bohemond I begins the siege of the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] port city of Dyrrhachium held by its '' [[Dux|doux]]'' [[Alexios Komnenos (governor of Dyrrhachium)|Alexios Komnenos]].
* Winter &ndash; Bolesław III undertakes a punitive expedition against his half-brother [[Zbigniew of Poland|Zbigniew]] with the help of [[Kievan Rus'|Kievan]] and Hungarian allies.
* [[Saracen]] pirates raid the [[Benedictine]] [[Lérins Abbey|monastery of Saint Honorat]], on the [[Lérins Islands]] .<ref>{{cite book|title=Pays d'Islam et monde latin, Xe-XIIIe siècle: textes et documents|publisher=Presses Universitaires de Lyon|location=Lyon|author=Unité mixte de recherche 5648--Histoire et archéologie des mondes chrétiens et musulmans médiévaux}}</ref>

==== Levant ====
* June &ndash; [[Kilij Arslan I]], sultan of [[Sultanate of Rum]], conquers [[Mosul]] (during the [[Battle of Mosul (1107)|Battle of Mosul]]). But he is defeated and killed by Seljuk forces under [[Muhammad I Tapar]] supported by the [[Artuqids|Ortoqids]] and [[Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem (1100–1187)'', p. 110. (Cambridge University Press).</ref>
* The Crusaders under [[Tancred, Prince of Galilee|Tancred]], prince of [[Principality of Galilee|Galilee]], recover the Cilician cities of [[Tarsus, Mersin|Tarsus]], [[Adana]] and [[Mopsuestia|Mamistra]] conquered by Emperor [[Alexios I Komnenos|Alexios I]] 3-years ago (see [[1104]]).
* [[Joscelin I, Count of Edessa|Joscelin I]], lord of [[Turbessel]], is released by [[Ilghazi]] (the [[Artuqids|Artukid]] ruler of [[Mardin]]) for a ransom of 20,000 dinars and the promise of military aid.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem.'', p. 90. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Emir [[Fadl ibn Rabi'ah]] is expelled by [[Toghtekin]], ruler (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Damascus]] in [[Syria]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* [[August 9]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Horikawa|Horikawa]] dies after a 20-year reign and is succeeded by his 4-year-old son [[Emperor Toba|Toba]] as emperor of [[Japan]].

=== By topic ===

==== Commerce ====
* Chinese authorities print paper money in three colors to thwart [[counterfeit]]ing (approximate date).

==== Literature ====
* Emperor [[Emperor Huizong of Song|Hui Zong]] writes his ''[[Treatise on Tea]]'', the most detailed description of the [[Song dynasty|Song]] sophisticated style of [[tea ceremony]].
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== Births ==
* [[June 12]] &ndash; [[Emperor Gaozong of Song|Gao Zong]], Chinese emperor (d. [[1187]])
* [[Anthelm of Belley]], French [[Prior (ecclesiastical)|prior]] and bishop (d. [[1178]])
* [[Enrico Dandolo]], doge of [[Republic of Venice|Venice]] (d.[[1205]])
* [[Falaki Shirvani]], Persian poet and writer (d. [[1157]]) 
* [[Kenkai]], Japanese [[Shingon Buddhism|Shingon Buddhist]] monk (d. [[1155]])
* [[Stephen Kontostephanos]], Byzantine general (d. [[1149]])
* [[William III, Count of Nevers|William III]], count of [[County and Duchy of Nevers|Nevers]] and [[County of Auxerre|Auxerre]] (d. [[1161]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 8]] &ndash; [[Edgar, King of Scotland|Edgar]], king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]
* [[April 12]] &ndash; [[Burchard of Basle|Burchard]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel|Basel]] 
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[Raymond of Burgundy]], count of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]]
* [[August 9]] &ndash; [[Emperor Horikawa|Horikawa]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[1079]])
* [[September 26]] &ndash; [[Maurice (bishop of London)|Maurice]], bishop of [[Diocese of London|London]]
* [[Changlu Zongze]], Chinese [[Chan Buddhism|Chan]] [[Chinese Buddhism|Buddhist]] monk 
* [[Cheng Yi (philosopher)|Cheng Yi]], Chinese [[Neo-Confucianism|neo-confusian]] philosopher (b. [[1033]])
* [[Kilij Arslan I]], sultan of the [[Sultanate of Rum]] (b. 1079)
* [[Mi Fu]], Chinese painter, poet and [[Chinese calligraphy|calligrapher]] (b. [[1051]])
* [[Richard de Redvers]], Norman warrior and [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[Robert Fitzhamon]], Norman warrior and nobleman
* [[Roger Bigod of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]], Norman knight and nobleman

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