1108

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century–12th century–13th century
Decades:	1070s1080s1090s–1100s–1110s1120s1130s
Years:	110511061107–1108–110911101111

1108 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	1108 MCVIII
Ab urbe condita	1861
Armenian calendar	557 ԹՎ ՇԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	5858
Balinese saka calendar	1029–1030
Bengali calendar	515
Berber calendar	2058
English Regnal year	8Hen. 1– 9Hen. 1
Buddhist calendar	1652
Burmese calendar	470
Byzantine calendar	6616–6617
Chinese calendar	Đinh hợiNiên(FirePig) 3804 or 3744 — to — Mậu tử niên(EarthRat) 3805 or 3745
Coptic calendar	824–825
Discordian calendar	2274
Ethiopian calendar	1100–1101
Hebrew calendar	4868–4869
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	1164–1165
-Shaka Samvat	1029–1030
-Kali Yuga	4208–4209
Holocene calendar	11108
Igbo calendar	108–109
Iranian calendar	486–487
Islamic calendar	501–502
Japanese calendar	Kajō3 /Tennin1 ( thiên nhân nguyên niên )
Javanese calendar	1013–1014
Julian calendar	1108 MCVIII
Korean calendar	3441
Minguo calendar	804 beforeROC Dân tiền 804 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−360
Seleucid era	1419/1420AG
Thai solar calendar	1650–1651
Tibetan calendar	Âm hỏa trư niên (female Fire-Pig) 1234 or 853 or 81 — to — Dương thổ thử niên (male Earth-Rat) 1235 or 854 or 82

1108(MCVIII) was aleap year starting on Wednesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1108th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 108th year of the2nd millennium,the 8th year of the12th century,and the 9th year of the1100sdecade. As of the start of 1108, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

By area

Asia

• TheTairaandMinamotoclans join forces to ruleJapanafter defeating the warrior monks of theEnryakuji TemplenearKyoto.
• Alexius I ComnenusandBohemund I of Antiochnegotiate theTreaty of Devol.

Europe

• May –Battle of Uclés:TheAlmoravidsdefeat theKingdom of Castileand roll back the advances ofReconquista;several towns recently captured by Christians are lost to the conquering Berbers such asTarragona.
• Saint Magnusbecomes the first Earl ofOrkney.
• InPistoia,Italy,theCathedral of San Zenoburns to the ground.
• Louis VI of Francestarts to rule.
• First mention of the consuls ofBergamoindicating that the city has become an independent republic.

By topic

Religion

• Chichester Cathedralis consecrated.

Births

• Bohemund II of Antioch(d.1131)
• Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut(d.1171)
• Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria(d.1141)

Deaths

• July 29– KingPhilip I of France(b.1052)
• Saint Alberic