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[[File:Weiber von Weinsberg Zacharias Dolendo 16 Jhdt.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]] at the [[Siege of Weinsberg]]]]
Year '''1140''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCXL]]''') was a [[leap year starting on Monday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Fulk, King of Jerusalem|Fulk of Jerusalem]] confronts [[Imad al-Din Zengi]], Seljuk ruler (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Mosul]], near [[Daraa|Dara'a]] in southern [[Bilad al-Sham|Syria]].<ref>David Nicolle (2009). Osprey: Campaign 204. ''The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus'', p. 15. {{ISBN|978-184603-354-4}}.</ref> Turkish forces under [[Mu'in ad-Din Unur|Mu'in al-Din]] (supported by the Crusaders) besiege [[Banias]].

==== Europe ====
* Spring &ndash; King [[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]] enfeoffs [[Henry II, Duke of Austria|Henry II]] ('''Jasomirgott'''), a member of the [[Babenberg|House of Babenberg]], with the [[Electoral Palatinate|County Palatine of the Rhine]] (belonging to the [[Holy Roman Empire]]). 
* Summer – King [[Roger II of Sicily|Roger II]] promulgates the [[Assizes of Ariano]] (a series of laws to rule the Norman [[Kingdom of Sicily]]) after the pacification of southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]].
* [[December 21]] – [[Siege of Weinsberg]]: Conrad III captures the castle at [[Weinsberg]] during the civil war between the [[Hohenstaufen|Staufers]] and the [[House of Welf|Welfs]] in [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]].

==== England and Scotland====
* Summer &ndash; King [[Stephen, King of England|Stephen]] appoints [[Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex|Geoffrey de Mandeville]] as [[Earl of Essex]] for his support during the civil war against [[Empress Matilda|Matilda]] (Stephen's cousin).
* The town of [[Lanark]] in [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] is made a [[Royal Burgh]] by King [[David I of Scotland|David I]], giving it merchant privileges relating to government and [[tax]]ation.

==== Asia ====
* [[August 21]] &ndash; [[Jin–Song Wars]] &ndash; [[Battle of Yancheng]]: Chinese forces under the command of [[Yue Fei]] defeat a numerically superior [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin]] army led by [[Wuzhu]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Pierre Abelard]], a French theologian, is condemned for [[heresy]] by the [[Councils of Sens|Council of Sens]]. He sets out for [[Rome]] to present his defense to Pope [[Pope Innocent II|Innocent II]].
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi Jewish]] philosopher [[Judah Halevi]], having completed the ''[[Kuzari]]'', arrives in [[Alexandria]] on a pilgrimage to [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
* The first [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monastery in [[Spain]] is founded in [[Monastery of Fitero|Fitero]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Fletcher|first=R. A.|title=Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050-1150|journal=Transactions of the Royal Historical Society|year=1987|volume=37|series=5|pages=31–47 [45]|doi=10.2307/3679149 |jstor=3679149|s2cid=154629568 }}</ref> The order enjoys a rapid expansion in the region in the following 15 years.

==== Literature ====
* [[Decretum Gratiani#Author|Gratian]], an Italian monk and canon lawyer, founds the science of [[Canon law (Catholic Church)|Canon law]] with the publication of the ''[[Decretum Gratiani]]'' (approximate date).
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== Births ==
* [[May 28]] &ndash; [[Xin Qiji]], Chinese military leader (d. [[1207]])
* [[Adela of Champagne]], queen of [[France in the Middle Ages|France]] (d. [[1206]])
* [[Alan fitz Walter|Alan Fitz Walter]], Scottish High Steward (d. [[1204]])
* [[Cadfan ap Cadwaladr]], Welsh [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1215]])
* [[Davyd Rostislavich]], Kievan Grand Prince (d. [[1197]])
* [[Domhnall Caomhánach]], king of [[Leinster]] (d. [[1175]])
* [[Eliezer ben Joel HaLevi]], German [[rabbi]] (d. [[1225]])
* [[Fujiwara no Tashi]], Japanese empress (d. [[1202]])
* [[Gerard de Ridefort]], Flemish [[List of grand masters of the Knights Templar|Grand Master]] (d. [[1189]])
* [[Hedwig of Brandenburg|Hedwig]], margravine of [[Meissen]] (approximate date)
* [[Hugh de Paduinan]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1189]])
* [[John I, Archbishop of Trier|John I]], archbishop of [[Electorate of Trier|Trier]] (approximate date)
* [[John I, Count of Ponthieu|John I]], Norman nobleman (approximate date) 
* [[John of Ford]], English [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] abbot (d. [[1224]])
* [[Manfred II, Marquess of Saluzzo|Manfred II]], marquess of [[Saluzzo]] (approximate date)
* [[Minamoto no Yoshihira]], Japanese nobleman (d. [[1160]])
* [[Peter Waldo]], French spiritual leader (d. [[1205]])
* [[Raymond III, Count of Tripoli|Raymond III]], crusader and count of [[County of Tripoli|Tripoli]] (d. [[1187]])
* [[Raymond the Palmer]], Italian pilgrim (d. [[1200]]) 
* [[Simon II, Duke of Lorraine|Simon II]], duke of [[Duchy of Lorraine|Lorraine]] (approximate date)
* [[Sophia of Minsk]], queen of [[Denmark]] (d. [[1198]])
* [[Walter Map]], Welsh clergyman and writer (d. [[1210]])
* [[William FitzRalph]], English High Sheriff (d. [[1200]])
* [[Yuan Cai]], Chinese scholar and official (d. [[1195]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia|Louis I]], German nobleman
* [[February 6]] &ndash; [[Thurstan]], archbishop of [[Diocese of York|York]]
* [[February 14]] 
** [[Leo I, Prince of Armenia|Leo I]], prince of [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenia]]
** [[Soběslav I, Duke of Bohemia|Soběslav I]], duke of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]]
* [[August 21]] &ndash; [[Yang Zaixing]], Chinese general
* [[August 31]] &ndash; [[Godebold of Meissen|Godebold]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen|Meissen]]
* [[September 15]] &ndash; [[Adelaide of Hungary (d. 1140)|Adelaide]], duchess of Bohemia
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Wulgrin II of Angoulême|Wulgrin II]], count of [[Angoulême]]
* [[Aibert]], French monk and [[hermit]] (b. [[1060]])
* [[Baldwin of Rieti]], Italian [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbot 
* [[Diego Gelmírez]], Galician archbishop (b. [[1069]])
* [[Gaucherius]], French priest and hermit (b. 1060)
* [[Hugh the Chanter]], English historian and writer
* [[Kumarapala (Pala king)|Kumarapala]], Indian ruler of the [[Pala Empire]]
* [[Lhachen Naglug]], Indian ruler of [[Ladakh]] (b. [[1110]])
* [[Li Gang (Song dynasty)|Li Gang]], Chinese [[Grand chancellor (China)|Grand Chancellor]] (b. [[1083]])
* [[Toba Sōjō]], Japanese [[artist]]-monk (b. [[1053]])
* [[Wanyan Xiyin]], Chinese chief adviser

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