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1131| 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. | | 1131 | Denmark [political events] | Magnus the Strong, the son of King Niels of Denmark, murders the popular duke Knud Lavard; civil war breaks out when Knud's son Erik Emune seeks revenge against Magnus. | | 21 August 1131 | Kingdom of Jerusalem [administration] | King Baldwin II of Jerusalem dies; he is succeeded by his son-in-law Fulk V le juene of Anjou. | | 4 December 1131 | Persia [births and deaths] | Omar Khayyam, Persian poet, mathematician, and astronomer, famous for his Rubaiyat, dies in Nishapur, Persia (83). |
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