1113

1113 (MCXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1113th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 113th year of the 2nd millennium, the 13th year of the 12th century, and the 4th year of the 1110s decade. As of the start of 1113, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• Pierre Abélard opens his school in Paris.
• Alaungsithu succeeds Kyanzittha as king of Burma.
• Suryavarman I's reign begins in the Khmer Empire.
• Bridlington Priory is started.
• The Order of the Knights of the Hospital of Saint John started to protect pilgrims to the Holy Land, swears to fight in its defense.
• A riot starts in Kiev.
• The Republic of Florence takes over the neighboring city of Montecascioli as part of its effort to extend its control over the contado.
• Unsuccessful attempt of Queen Urraca to take over Burgos defended by her ex-husband King Alfonso.^[1]

Births

• January 11 – Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (d. 1170)
• August 24 – Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou (d. 1151)
• Stefan Nemanja, Serbian Grand Zupan

Deaths

• April 13 – Ida of Lorraine, saint and noblewoman (b. c. 1040)
• April 16 – Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Russian ruler (b. 1050)
• August 4 – Gertrude of Saxony, Countess and regent of Holland (b. c. 1030)
• December 10 – Radwan, ruler of Aleppo
• Wanyan Wuyashu, chief of the Jurchen Wanyan tribe (b. 1061)