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1115| 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. | | 1112–1167 | Pagan [political events] | During the reign of King Alaungsithu, the Burmese kingdom of Pagan reaches the peak of its political and cultural influence. | | 1115 | China, Jin Empire [revolution] | A-ku-ta, leader of the Juchen (or Jurchen, a Tungusic pastoralist people in Manchuria), rebels against his overlords, the Khitans (Qitans) of Liao, and declares himself emperor, with the Chinese dynastic name of ‘Jin’. | | 11 February 1115 | Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, Germany [wars] | Duke Lothair of Saxony rebels against Emperor Henry V and defeats him at Welfesholz. |
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