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1126| 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. | | 1126 | Jin Empire, Song Empire, China [wars] | The Juchen (or Jurchen, a Tungusic pastoralist people from Manchuria) besiege Kaifeng, the capital of the Chinese Song Empire, and are bought off with massive tribute, only to return a few months later when they capture the city along with Emperor Huizong and his son Qinzong, 3,000 courtiers, and the imperial treasury. Gaozong, a younger son of the emperor, escapes to re-establish the Song dynasty in southern China. |
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