11 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (9)
Song envoys Zhao Liangsi and Wang Hui came and discussed the lands of Yanjing and Xijing. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史 卷002 太祖 天輔四年2月)
Taizu attacked Liao's Shangjing; Shemu climbed first and broke the outer walls, and the garrison commander Tabuye surrendered the city. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史 卷002 太祖 天輔四年5月)
The Jin emperor himself attacked Shangjing and broke the outer city; the governor Tabuye surrendered with his men. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史 卷28 天慶10年 5月)
Fang La of Qingxi in Jiande Army rebelled, and Tan Zhen was ordered to suppress him. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷022 宣和二年)
Fang La took Jiande and also Shezhou, and Guo Shizhong, Southeast commander, died in battle. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷022 宣和二年)
Hangzhou fell; the prefect Zhao Ting fled, and the circuit inspector Zhao Yue died while scolding the rebels. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷022 宣和二年)
When Jin took Shangjing, the Liao Taizu Tianxuan Hall at Zuzhou, the Taizong Chongyuan Hall at Huaizhou, and the three halls of Wangxian, Wangcheng and Xinyi at Qingzhou were all burned, and almost nothing remained. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑 卷093 (1120년 조))
The king's two sons William and Richard, the Earl of Chester, and many others drowned while crossing the sea. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1120 항 (pg657.txt 줄 8721))