The world in 1148 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

West Asia (9)

• The French army is destroyed by a miserable accident; only the advance guard escapes (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXV (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3617))
• The king, surviving by chance, joins the advance guard, and the remaining army reaches Attalia (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVI (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3748))
• Prince Raymond of Antioch receives the king of France courteously at the port of Saint Simeon and leads him to Antioch, but soon their relations sour (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 3882))
• After wintering, Emperor Conrad reaches Syria by ship; Count Alfonso reaches Acre and dies at Caesarea (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 16 cap. XXVIII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4004))
• A general assembly is held at Ptolemais (Acre), and the princes of the expedition are named (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. I (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4338))
• They resolve to besiege Damascus and arrive as agreed (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. II (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4467))
• The citizens, in despair, think of fleeing; some princes, having taken bribes, shift the army to the opposite side (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. V (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4779))
• The camp runs out of food and the betrayal is revealed; they lift the siege and go home (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. VI (RHC 판 1-2 줄 4911))
• Emperor Conrad returns home, and the king of France remains in Syria (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 17 cap. VIII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 5116))

Eastern Europe & Russia (1)

• Archbishop Nifont goes to Suzdal and makes peace with Yuri. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1148년)

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