1140s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century; 12th century; 13th century;
Decades:	1120s; 1130s; 1140s; 1150s; 1160s;
Years:	1140; 1141; 1142; 1143; 1144; 1145; 1146; 1147; 1148; 1149;
Categories:	Births; Deaths; By country; By topic; Establishments; Disestablishments;

The 1140s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1140, and ended on December 31, 1149.

Events

1140

By place

Levant

Spring – King Fulk of Jerusalem confronts Imad al-Din Zengi, Seljuk ruler (atabeg) of Mosul, near Dara'a in southern Syria.[1] Turkish forces under Mu'in al-Din (supported by the Crusaders) besiege Banias.

Europe

Spring – King Conrad III enfeoffs Henry II (Jasomirgott), a member of the House of Babenberg, with the County Palatine of the Rhine (belonging to the Holy Roman Empire).
Summer – King Roger II promulgates the Assizes of Ariano (a series of laws to rule the Norman Kingdom of Sicily) after the pacification of southern Italy.
December 21 – Siege of Weinsberg: Conrad III captures the castle at Weinsberg during the civil war between the Staufers and the Welfs in Germany.

England

Summer – King Stephen appoints Geoffrey de Mandeville as Earl of Sussex for his support during the civil war against Matilda (Stephen's step-sister).
The town of Lanark in Scotland is made a Royal Burgh by King David I, given it merchant privileges relating to government and taxation.

Asia

August 21 – Battle of Yancheng: Chinese forces under the command of Yue Fei defeat a numerically superior Jin army led by Wuzhu during the Jin–Song Wars.

By topic

Religion

June 3 – Pierre Abelard, a French theologian, is condemned for heresy by the Council of Sens. He sets out for Rome to present his defense to Pope Innocent II.
September 8 – Sephardi Jewish philosopher Judah Halevi, having completed the Kuzari, arrives in Alexandria on a pilgrimage to Palestine.
The first Cistercian monastery in Spain is founded in Fitero.[2] The order enjoys a rapid expansion in the region in the following 15 years.

Literature

Gratian, an Italian monk and canon lawyer, founds the science of Canon law with the publication of the Decretum Gratiani (approximate date).

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References

David Nicolle (2009). Osprey: Campaign 204. The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus, p. 15. ISBN 978-184603-354-4.
Fletcher, R. A. (1987). "Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050-1150". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 5. 37: 31–47 [45]. JSTOR 3679149.

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[1] David Nicolle (2009). Osprey: Campaign 204. The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus, p. 15. ISBN 978-184603-354-4.

[Fletcher_Reconquista-2] Fletcher, R. A. (1987). "Reconquest and Crusade in Spain c. 1050-1150". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 5. 37: 31–47 [45]. JSTOR 3679149.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century 12th century 13th century
Decades:	1120s 1130s 1140s 1150s 1160s
Years:	1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149
Categories:	Births Deaths By country By topic Establishments Disestablishments