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1127| 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. | | 1127 | Zangid Emirate [political events] | 'Imad ad-Din Zangi is appointed atabeg (governor) of Mosul in succession to il-Bursuqi; he becomes the Muslim champion against the Franks and founds the Zangid dynasty. | | 1127 | Italy [health and medicine] | Stephen of Pisa writes Liber regius/Royal Book, which translates the work of the 10th-century Persian physician 'Ali ibn al-'Abbas' (Haly Abbas), and introduces Arab and Greek medicine into the West. |
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