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1155| 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. | | c. 1155 | England [clothing and fashion] | Women's dress in England is influenced by fashions in France and Italy; trailing gowns with tight bodices become popular. | | 18 June 1155 | Holy Roman Empire, Papal States, Italy [administration] | King Frederick I Barbarossa of Germany and Italy captures and executes as a heretic Arnold of Brescia, the antipapal leader of the Roman commune, and is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor (sacrum Romanum imperator) by Pope Adrian IV, the first emperor to use the full title. |
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