The world in 1124 AD — what happened that year

15 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Shemu took Nanjing (Pingzhou) and killed Duty-commander Zhang Dungu. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷003 太宗天會二年5月)
Jin took Yanjing, moved the great clans of Yan eastward, then handed the emptied city of Yan and six prefectures over to Song by covenant. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷29 保大4年 5月)
Zhang Jue of Pingzhou, enshrining a portrait of Emperor Tianzuo, claimed the third year of Baoda and ordered Liao offices to be used. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷29 保大4年 5月)
Song made Pingzhou into Taining Commandery and appointed Zhang Jue as Jiedushi (military governor). (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷29 保大4年 7月)
Yelü Dashi killed Xiao Yixue and others, made himself king, and went west with his people. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷29 保大4年 7月)
Aguda, ruler of Jin, died (position of this record in the source). (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷29 保大4年 8月)
Resenting that Jin had accepted Zhang Jue of Song, Jin attacked Yuzhou, killed the magistrate Chen Yi, and seized the counties of Feihu and Lingqiu. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷095 (1124년 조))

Yelü Dashi crushed a 100,000-strong coalition of Western states at Xunsigan (Samarkand) and camped there for 90 days; the year (1124, just before his accession) is uncertain in the source. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷30 保大4年 2月)

The princes of the kingdom gather with the doge and besiege Tyre (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 12 cap. XXIV (RHC 판 1-1 줄 37380))
The siegeworks are set up, sectors are assigned to the princes, and the city is attacked (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 13 cap. VI (RHC 판 1-1 줄 38312))
Balak dies at Hierapolis, and our army gains even more courage (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 13 cap. XL (RHC 판 1-1 줄 38727))
The starving citizens prepare to surrender; Dodequin's relief is in vain, and Tyre passes into our hands (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 13 cap. XIII (RHC 판 1-1 줄 38903))
The king is freed and besieges Aleppo, but the enemy comes and lifts the siege, and he returns to Jerusalem; Pope Calixtus dies (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 13 cap. XV (RHC 판 1-1 줄 39092))

Count Waleran and his company, going from Beaumont to Watteville, fought the king's knights in combat. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1124 항 (pg657.txt 줄 8878))

On 11 August a solar eclipse; darkness, and stars are seen. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1124년)