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1106| 1078–1124 | Spain, France [churches and temples] | Work begins on the Romanesque cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, using French masons. Built on a huge scale to accommodate the large number of pilgrims, it is largely completed by 1124. | | 1100–1532 | South America [administration] | The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation. | | 7 August 1106 | Germany, Holy Roman Empire [births and deaths] | Henry IV, German king 1054–1106 and Holy Roman Emperor 1084–1106, son of Henry III, dies in Liège, Lorraine, France (55). | | 9 September 1106 | Almoravid Emirate, Spain [administration] | Yusuf ibn-Tashfin, the Almoravid emir of Morocco and Muslim Spain, dies; he is succeeded by his son `Ali. | | 28 September 1106 | England, Normandy [wars] | King Henry I of England defeats and captures his brother Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, at the Battle of Tinchebrai in Normandy. Robert is imprisoned and Henry becomes Duke of Normandy as well as king of England. |
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