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[[File:Nur ad-Din Zangi2.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur al-Din]], ruler of [[Aleppo]] (1118–1174)]]
Year '''1150''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCL]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[Battle of Tara (1150)|Battle of Tara]]: The Byzantines defeat the Serbian-Hungarian army under [[Grdeša]], count (''[[župan]]'') of [[Travunija]], near the snow-covered [[Tara (Drina)|Tara River]]. The Serbs are overpowered, and Grand Prince [[Uroš II, Grand Prince of Serbia|Uroš II]] is forced to accept the peace agreement made by Emperor [[Manuel I Komnenos|Manuel I]] ('''Komnenos'''). Uroš is succeeded by his brother [[Desa (monarch)|Desa]], who  becomes co-ruler of the [[Grand Principality of Serbia|Principality of Serbia]] (until [[1153]]).<ref>Joannes Cinnamus (1976). ''Deeds of John and Manuel Comnenus'', p. 87. Columbia University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-231-52155-0}}.</ref>

==== Levant ====
* Spring &ndash; [[Joscelin II, Count of Edessa|Joscelin II]], count of [[County of Edessa|Edessa]], on his way to [[Principality of Antioch|Antioch]] is separated from his escort and falls into the hands of some Turcoman free-booters. [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur al-Din]], ruler (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Aleppo]], heard of Joscelin's capture and sends a squadron of cavalry to take him from his captors. Joscelin is led before a hostile crowd and publicly blinded. Nur al-Din puts him in prison in the [[Citadel of Aleppo]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 267. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Aintab]]: A Crusader army led by King [[Baldwin III of Jerusalem|Baldwin III]] repels the attacks of Nur al-Din near [[Gaziantep|Aintab]]. Baldwin safely evacuates the [[Christianity|Christian]] residents of the [[County of Edessa]], which is captured by the [[Zengid dynasty|Zangids]].<ref>Smail, R. C. (1956). ''Crusading Warfare 1097–1193'', p. 160. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. {{ISBN|1-56619-769-4}}.</ref> 
* The city of [[Ascalon]] is fortified with 53 towers by order of the 17-year-old Caliph [[Al-Zafir]], as it is the most strategic frontier fortress of the [[Fatimid Caliphate]].<ref>Gore, Rick (January 2001). "Ancient Ashkelon". National Geographic.</ref>

==== Europe ==== 
* [[February 8]] &ndash; [[Battle of Flochberg]]: German forces under [[Henry Berengar|Henry VI]] defeat the army of the [[House of Welf]] at [[Bopfingen]]. At the same time, King [[Conrad III of Germany|Conrad III]] besieges Welf forces at [[Braunschweig]] in [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]], but he lifts the siege when confronted by [[Henry the Lion]].<ref>Knödler, Julia (2010). ''Germany: Narrative (1125–1250)'', p. 178. Clifford J. (ed). ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology'', pp. 176–185. New York: Oxford University Press.</ref>
* The [[University of Paris]] (known as the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]]) is founded. The first [[doctorate]] degree is awarded in [[Paris]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nobel |first1=Keith Allan |title=Changing Doctoral Degrees: An International Perspective |date=1994 |publisher=Society for Research into Higher Education |isbn=0335192130}}</ref>
* The city of [[Rinteln]] is founded on the northern bank of the [[Weser|Weser River]] in [[Lower Saxony]] (modern [[Germany]]).

==== Britain ====
* [[November 10]] &ndash; [[Dryburgh Abbey]] located in the [[Scottish Borders]] is founded by Lord [[Hugh de Morville, Constable of Scotland|Hugh de Morville]].
* [[Wyre, Orkney|Cubbie Roo's Castle]] is built on [[Wyre, Orkney|Wyre]] ([[Orkney|Orkney Islands]]) and is first mentioned in the ''[[Orkneyinga saga|Orkneyinga Saga]]''.
* [[Christchurch Priory]] located in [[Dorset]] is founded by Earl [[Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon|Baldwin de Redvers]].
* The ''Irish Chronology'' (''[[Chronicon Scotorum]]'') is written (approximate date).

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* The 15-year-old King [[Inge I of Norway|Inge I]] ('''the Hunchback''') of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] calls for a meeting at [[Bergen]] of all religious leaders in anticipation that the English cardinal [[Pope Adrian IV|Nicholas Breakspear]] will find an archbishopric at [[Trondheim]].
* [[Peter Lombard]], a French scholastic theologian, publishes the ''[[Sentences|Four Books of Sentences]]'', which becomes the standard textbook of [[theology]] at the medieval universities.<ref>{{cite book|title=Scholasticism|url=https://archive.org/details/Scholasticism|author=Joseph Rickaby|year=1908|publisher=A. Constable|page=23}}</ref>
* The temple at [[Angkor Wat]] ("Capital of Temples") is completed in the Khmer Empire (modern [[Cambodia]]).
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== Births ==
* [[January 26]] – [[Fakhr al-Din al-Razi]], Persian [[polymath]] (d. [[1210]])
* [[October 8]] – [[Narapatisithu]], ruler of the [[Pagan Kingdom]] (d. [[1211]])
* [[Agnes of Loon]], German duchess and [[regent]] (d. [[1191]])
* [[Albert de Rethel]], Flemish clergyman and priest (d. [[1195]])
* [[Alix of France]], French countess and regent (d. [[1197]])
* [[André de Chauvigny]], French [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1202]])
* [[Azalaïs of Montferrat]], Italian noblewoman (d. [[1232]])
* [[Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut|Baldwin V]], count of [[County of Hainaut|Hainaut]] and [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (d. 1195)
* [[Geoffrey of Villehardouin]], French knight (d. [[1213]])
* [[Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly|Gerald FitzMaurice]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1204]])
* [[Gruffydd Fychan ap Iorwerth]], Welsh knight (d. [[1221]])
* [[Henry de Longchamp]], English [[High sheriff|High Sheriff]] (d. [[1212]])
* [[Henryk Kietlicz]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gniezno|Gniezno]] (d. [[1219]])
* [[Hermann Joseph]], German priest and [[Mysticism|mystic]] (d. [[1241]])
* [[Pope Honorius III|Honorius III]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]] (d. [[1227]])
* [[Hugh II of Saint Omer]], prince of [[Principality of Galilee|Galilee]] (d. 1204)
* [[John Comyn (bishop)|John Comyn]], archbishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin|Dublin]] (approximate date)
* [[John de Courcy]] (or '''Courci'''), Norman knight (d. 1219)
* [[Judah ben Samuel of Regensburg|Judah ben Samuel]], German Jewish [[rabbi]] (d. [[1217]])
* [[Leo I, King of Armenia|Leo I]] (or '''Levon'''), king of [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenian Cilicia]] (d. 1219)
* [[Minamoto no Noriyori]], Japanese general (d. [[1193]])
* [[Otto I, Count of Guelders|Otto I]], count of [[Guelders]] and [[County of Zutphen|Zutphen]] (d. [[1207]])
* [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]], ruler of the [[Delhi Sultanate]] (d. 1210)
* [[Ramon I de Montcada|Ramon I]], Catalonian nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Robert IV of Sablé|Robert IV]], French nobleman and Grand Master (d. 1193)
* [[Rosamund Clifford]], English noblewoman (d. [[1176]])
* [[Stephen Langton]], English archbishop (d. [[1228]])
* [[Theodore Apsevdis]], Byzantine painter (d. [[1215]])
* [[Umadevi]], Indian queen and general (d. [[1218]])
* [[William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber|William de Braose]], English nobleman (d. 1211)
* [[Wincenty Kadłubek]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kraków|Kraków]] (d. [[1223]])
* [[Ye Shi]], Chinese scholar and philosopher (d. 1223)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 9]] &ndash; [[Emperor Xizong of Jin|Xi Zong]], Chinese emperor of the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin Dynasty]] (b. [[1119]])
* [[March 20]] &ndash; [[Simon of Worcester]], bishop of [[Anglican Diocese of Worcester|Worcester]]
* [[April 8]] &ndash; [[Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia|Gertrude of Babenberg]], German duchess (b. [[1118]])
* [[August 27]] &ndash; [[Guarinus of Sitten]], French bishop (b. [[1065]])
* [[September 16]] &ndash; [[Sibylla of Burgundy]], queen of [[Kingdom of Sicily|Sicily]] (b. [[1126]])
* [[November 12]] &ndash; [[Hartbert|Hartbert van Bierum]], bishop of [[Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht|Utrecht]]
* [[November 21]] &ndash; [[García Ramírez of Navarre|García IV]] ('''the Restorer'''), king of [[Kingdom of Navarre|Navarre]]
* [[December 16]] &ndash; [[Raynald of Bar]], French [[abbot]]
* [[Barisan of Ibelin]] ('''the Old'''), French nobleman 
* [[Henry Berengar|Henry VI]] ('''Berengar'''), co-ruler of [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]]
* [[Hervé de Bourg-Dieu]], French biblical scholar
* [[Ibn Masal]], Fatimid general, official and [[vizier]]
* [[Jabir ibn Aflah]], Andalusian [[Astronomy in the medieval Islamic world|astronomer]] (b. [[1100]])
* [[Saint Kjeld|Kjeld]] (or '''Ketil'''), Danish clergyman and saint
* [[Reinward]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen|Meissen]] (approximate date)
* [[Renier de Huy]], Flemish goldsmith and sculptor
* [[Robert de Sigello]], English bishop and chancellor 
* [[Suryavarman II]], ruler of the [[Khmer Empire]]
* [[Teobaldo Roggeri]], Italian shoemaker (b. 1100)
* [[William, Count of Sully|William the Simple]], French nobleman (b. [[1085]])

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