1129

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century 12th century 13th century
Decades:	1100s 1110s 1120s 1130s 1140s
Years:	1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132

1129 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	1129 MCXXIX
Ab urbe condita	1882
Armenian calendar	578 ԹՎ ՇՀԸ
Assyrian calendar	5879
Balinese saka calendar	1050–1051
Bengali calendar	536
Berber calendar	2079
English Regnal year	29Hen. 1– 30Hen. 1
Buddhist calendar	1673
Burmese calendar	491
Byzantine calendar	6637–6638
Chinese calendar	Mậu ThânNăm (EarthMonkey) 3826 or 3619 — to — Mình dậu năm (EarthRooster) 3827 or 3620
Coptic calendar	845–846
Discordian calendar	2295
Ethiopian calendar	1121–1122
Hebrew calendar	4889–4890
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1185–1186
-Shaka Samvat	1050–1051
-Kali Yuga	4229–4230
Holocene calendar	11129
Igbo calendar	129–130
Iranian calendar	507–508
Islamic calendar	523–524
Japanese calendar	Daiji4 ( đại trị ４ năm )
Javanese calendar	1034–1035
Julian calendar	1129 MCXXIX
Korean calendar	3462
Minguo calendar	783 beforeROC Dân trước 783 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−339
Seleucid era	1440/1441AG
Thai solar calendar	1671–1672
Tibetan calendar	Dương thổ năm con khỉ (male Earth-Monkey) 1255 or 874 or 102 — to — Âm thổ gà năm (female Earth-Rooster) 1256 or 875 or 103

Emperor Shirakawa(1073–1087)

Year1129(MCXXIX) was acommon year starting on Tuesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.

Events

By place

Europe

• April 14– Following theCapetiantradition, KingLouis VI(the Fat) has his eldest sonPhilipcrowned as co-ruler ofFranceatRheims Cathedral.Louis himself becomes the national protector of all France.
• June 2–Fulk V,count ofAnjou,marriesMelisende(daughter of KingBaldwin II) the heir to theKingdom of Jerusalem.Fulk gives up his title which passes to his 15-year-old son,Geoffrey V(the Fair).
• September–Roger II of Sicilygains recognition as duke atMelfifrom the Norman nobles ofNaples,Bari,Capua,Salernoand other cities that have resisted him.
• Burgsteinfurt Castleis built in what is nowSteinfurt(modernGermany).

Asia

• Jin–Song War:EmperorGao Zongof theSong dynastymoves the capital fromYangzhoutoHangzhou,after theJurchenJin dynastycapturesKaifengin theJingkang Incident.
• March 26– Gao Zong abdicates the throne after a mutiny of the palace guard. His 2-year-old sonZhao Fusucceeds him, but EmpressMengbecomesregentand the sole ruler.
• April 20– Gao Zong regains the throne (with the support of the imperial army led by GeneralHan Shizhong). Zhao Fu is forced to abdicate with Meng having ruled for 25 days.
• July 24– Former EmperorShirakawadies at his nativeKyoto.His sonTobabegins hiscloistered rule,sharing power withSutoku,a grandson of Shirakawa.

By topic

Religion

• January 23–Henry of Bloisbecomes bishop ofWinchesterafter the death ofWilliam Giffard(who was alsoLord Chancellorto KingHenry I) inEngland.

Births

• Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti,MoroccanSufiwriter (d.1204)
• Date Tomomune,Japanesenoblemanandsamurai(d.1199)
• Elisabeth of Schönau,GermanBenedictineabbess (d.1164)
• Henry the Lion,duke ofSaxonyandBavaria(d.1195)
• Theophanes Kerameus,bishop ofRossano(d.1152)

Deaths

• January 23–William Giffard,bishop ofWinchester
• January 27–Ranulf le Meschin,3rdEarl of Chester(b.1070)
• January 29–Minamoto no Shunrai,Japanesepoet(b.1055)
• February 16–Thoros I,Armenian prince (or1130)
• February 17–Constantine II,Armenian prince
• July 24–Shirakawa,emperor ofJapan(b.1053)
• July 28–Zhao Fu,emperor of theSong dynasty(b.1127)
• November 21–Nigel d'Aubigny,Norman nobleman
• December 30–Roger of Cannae,Italian bishop (b.1060)
• Athanasius VI bar Khamoro,patriarch ofAntioch
• Cellach of Armagh(orCelsus), Irish archbishop (b.1080)
• Fujiwara no Akinaka,Japanese nobleman (b.1059)
• John Theristus,Italian Benedictinemonk(b.1049)
• Ramiro Sánchez,Spanish nobleman (or 1130)
• Richard Fitz Pons,Norman nobleman (b. 1080)
• Walter FitzRoger,Norman sheriff ofGloucester
• Zhao Mingcheng,Chinese politician (b.1081)