The world in 1137 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

Qi was abolished and Liu Yu was demoted to Prince of Shu; a Xingtai Shangshu Sheng (branch secretariat) was set up at Bian. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史卷004 熙宗天會十五年11月)
Two walls were built at Caishi and Xuanhua Ferry. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷028 紹興七年)
In the ninth month, the Song envoy Wang Lun crossed the Yellow River and met the Jin commanders Wanyan Chang and Zong Bi at Zhuozhou; Jin had already decided to abolish Liu Yu. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권119 九月 단락119.60.1)

The count of Tripoli is killed near Mont Pèlerin through the treachery of his own men (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 14 cap. XXIII (RHC 판 1-1 줄 43013))
The Byzantine emperor John heads for Antioch and takes Cilicia (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 14 cap. XXIV1 (RHC 판 1-1 줄 43074))
Zengi besieges the castle of Montferrand; the king and the count of Tripoli, trying to relieve it, are defeated: the count is captured and the king enters the castle (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 14 cap. XXV1 (RHC 판 1-1 줄 43201))
The governor of Damascus burns and lays waste Nablus (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 14 cap. XXVII (RHC 판 1-1 줄 43443))
The prince returns to Antioch, sees the city under siege, and opposes the emperor; they are reconciled through mediation (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 14 cap. XXX1 (RHC 판 1-1 줄 43691))

King Stephen seized Roger, bishop of Salisbury, and Alexander, bishop of Lincoln, at the council of Oxford and forced them to surrender their castles. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1137 항 (pg657.txt 줄 9252))

Vsevolod Mstislavich comes to Pskov and tries to regain power. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1137년)