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1135| 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. | | 1132–1143 | Sicily [churches and temples] | The Palatine Chapel in Palermo, Sicily is constructed for King Roger II of Sicily. It combines Byzantine, Islamic, and Norman styles of architecture in a dazzling hybrid. | | 3 March 1135 | Holy Roman Empire [political events] | In a diet (legislative assembly) at Bamberg, the ‘antiking’ Conrad III Hohenstaufen and his son Frederick submit to Emperor Lothair III. | | 26 May 1135 | Castile, León, Spain [administration] | King Alfonso VII of Castile and León is acclaimed as emperor of Spain. | | 8 August 1135 | Poland, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire, Hungary [diplomacy] | Emperor Lothair III makes peace between Poland and Bohemia, receiving homage from Boleslaw III, Duke of Poland; he also settles a dispute over the succession to the Hungarian crown. | | 14 December 1135 | Norway [administration] | King Harold IV of Norway is murdered by his brother Sigurd; he is succeeded by his sons, Sigurd II and Inge I. | | 26 December 1135 | England [administration] | Stephen of Blois, nephew of the late king Henry I of England and grandson of William the Conqueror, is crowned as king of England. |
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