The world in 1159 AD — what happened that year

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

What happened

China (1)

• Zhongdu city was repaired, war ships were built at Tongzhou, and the mengan and moke units of the various routes were conscripted to prepare the campaign against Song. (History of Jin (Jinshi), Annals 金史 卷005 海陵 正隆四年2月)

West Asia (2)

• The emperor enters Antioch and shows generosity to the citizens. (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 18 cap. XXV (RHC 판 1-2 줄 11735))
• Nur ad-Din enters the territory of the Sultan of Iconium and seizes part of it. (William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea Lib. 18 cap. XXVII (RHC 판 1-2 줄 11936))

Eastern Europe & Russia (2)

• Rogvolod of Polotsk, seeking the protection of the Kyiv grand prince, besieged Minsk; six weeks later a peace treaty freed the Vasilkovich brothers. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제2권 XVI장)
• Swedish troops, having taken Finland, came by boat to the mouth of the Volkhov and aimed at Ladoga, but the Novgorodians defeated them. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제2권 XVI장)

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