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This article is about the year 1105. For the number, see [1105 (number)](/source/1105_(number)).

Calendar year

Years Millennium 2nd millennium Centuries 11th century 12th century 13th century Decades 1080s 1090s 1100s 1110s 1120s Years 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 v t e

1105 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Birth and death categories Births – Deaths Establishments and disestablishments categories Establishments – Disestablishments Art and literature 1105 in poetry v t e

1105 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 1105 MCV Ab urbe condita 1858 Armenian calendar 554 ԹՎ ՇԾԴ Assyrian calendar 5855 Balinese saka calendar 1026–1027 Bengali calendar 511–512 Berber calendar 2055 English Regnal year 5 Hen. 1 – 6 Hen. 1 Buddhist calendar 1649 Burmese calendar 467 Byzantine calendar 6613–6614 Chinese calendar 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 3802 or 3595 — to — 乙酉年 (Wood Rooster) 3803 or 3596 Coptic calendar 821–822 Discordian calendar 2271 Ethiopian calendar 1097–1098 Hebrew calendar 4865–4866 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 1161–1162 - Shaka Samvat 1026–1027 - Kali Yuga 4205–4206 Holocene calendar 11105 Igbo calendar 105–106 Iranian calendar 483–484 Islamic calendar 498–499 Japanese calendar Chōji 2 (長治２年) Javanese calendar 1010–1011 Julian calendar 1105 MCV Korean calendar 3438 Minguo calendar 807 before ROC 民前807年 Nanakshahi calendar −363 Seleucid era 1416/1417 AG Thai solar calendar 1647–1648 Tibetan calendar ཤིང་ཕོ་སྤྲེ་ལོ་ (male Wood-Monkey) 1231 or 850 or 78 — to — ཤིང་མོ་བྱ་ལོ་ (female Wood-Bird) 1232 or 851 or 79

[Baldwin I](/source/Baldwin_I_of_Jerusalem) defeats the [Fatimids](/source/Fatimid_Caliphate) (1105).

Year **1105** (**[MCV](/source/Roman_numerals)**) was a [common year starting on Sunday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Sunday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar).

## Events

### By place

#### Levant

- [February 28](/source/February_28) – [Raymond IV](/source/Raymond_IV%2C_Count_of_Toulouse) dies at his castle of [Mons Peregrinus](/source/Citadel_of_Raymond_de_Saint-Gilles) ("Pilgrim's Mountain") near [Tripoli](/source/Tripoli%2C_Lebanon). Raymond leaves his 2-year-old son [Alfonso I](/source/Alfonso_Jordan) by his third wife, [Elvira of Castile](/source/Elvira_of_Castile%2C_Countess_of_Toulouse), to rule the [County of Tripoli](/source/County_of_Tripoli). Raymond's nephew [William-Jordan](/source/William_II_Jordan), count of [Cerdagne](/source/County_of_Cerdanya), becomes [regent](/source/Regent) over Alfonso. [Bertrand](/source/Bertrand%2C_Count_of_Toulouse), the eldest son of Raymond, inherits the title 'Count of [Toulouse](/source/County_of_Toulouse)'.[1]

- [April 20](/source/April_20) – [Battle of Artah](/source/Battle_of_Artah): The Crusaders under [Tancred](/source/Tancred%2C_Prince_of_Galilee), Norman prince and regent of [Antioch](/source/Principality_of_Antioch), defeat a Seljuk army (some 7,000 men) at [Artah](/source/Artah) (modern-day [Reyhanlı](/source/Reyhanl%C4%B1)). Tancred threatens [Aleppo](/source/Aleppo), capital of Sultan [Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan](/source/Fakhr_al-Mulk_Radwan), and expands his conquest by conquering more territory east of the [Orontes River](/source/Orontes_River) with minor opposition.

- [August 27](/source/August_27) – [Battle of Ramla](/source/Battle_of_Ramla_(1105)): The Crusaders under King [Baldwin I](/source/Baldwin_I_of_Jerusalem) defeat a Fatimid expeditionary force (some 15,000 men) at [Ramla](/source/Ramla). Baldwin pillages the enemy camp – but does not further pursue the [Fatimids](/source/Fatimid_Caliphate). The battle ends in the last large-scale attempt of the Fatimids to reconquer [Palestine](/source/Palestine_(region)).[2]

#### Europe

- The [Almoravid](/source/Almoravid) emir, [Yusuf ibn Tashfin](/source/Yusuf_ibn_Tashfin), sends a maritime expedition to Palestine from [Sevilla](/source/Sevilla) to ward off the Crusaders and perhaps to reconquer [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem). The fleet of about seventy ships rushes into a storm in the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea), and is never seen again.[3]

- [Bohemond I](/source/Bohemond_I_of_Antioch), Norman prince of Antioch, arrives in [Apulia](/source/Apulia) (Southern [Italy](/source/Italy)) after an absence of 9 years. He travels to [Rome](/source/Rome) and meets [Pope Paschal II](/source/Pope_Paschal_II). His cousin, [Roger II](/source/Roger_II_of_Sicily) becomes count of [Sicily](/source/County_of_Sicily).

- Autumn – Bohemond I and papal legate Bruno travel to the north of [France](/source/France) and visit the court of King [Philip I](/source/Philip_I_of_France) ("the Amorous"). Bohemond gets permission to recruit men throughout the kingdom.[4]

- [Inge the Elder](/source/Inge_the_Elder) dies and is succeeded by his nephew [Philip](/source/Philip_of_Sweden) as ruler of [Sweden](/source/Sweden). He and his brother [Inge the Younger](/source/Inge_the_Younger) rule the kingdom together (until the death of Philip in [1118](/source/1118)).

- [December 31](/source/December_31) – [Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor](/source/Henry_IV%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor), is deposed by his son [Henry V](/source/Henry_V%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor) (who is king of [Germany](/source/Kingdom_of_Germany)). Henry is forced to resign his crown and is imprisoned in the castle of [Böckelheim](/source/Waldb%C3%B6ckelheim).

#### England

- Summer – King [Henry I](/source/Henry_I_of_England) invades [Normandy](/source/Duchy_of_Normandy), takes [Bayeux](/source/Bayeux) (after a short siege) and [Caen](/source/Caen). He advances on [Falaise](/source/Falaise%2C_Calvados), and starts inconclusive peace negotiations with Duke [Robert II](/source/Robert_Curthose). Henry withdraws to deal with political issues at home.

- Henry I meets [Anselm](/source/Anselm_of_Canterbury), archbishop of [Canterbury](/source/Diocese_of_Canterbury), under threat of excommunication at [L'Aigle](/source/L'Aigle) in Normandy to settle their disputes that has led to Anselm's exile from [England](/source/Kingdom_of_England) (see [1103](/source/1103)).

#### Seljuk Empire

- Sultan [Barkiyaruq](/source/Barkiyaruq) dies in [Borujerd](/source/Borujerd) (modern [Iran](/source/Iran)) after a 13-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [Malik-Shah II](/source/Malik-Shah_II), but is deposed and killed by his uncle [Muhammad I](/source/Muhammad_I_Tapar). Muhammad becomes ruler of the [Seljuk Empire](/source/Seljuk_Empire), but his brother [Ahmad Sanjar](/source/Ahmad_Sanjar) (Seljuk ruler of [Khorasan](/source/Greater_Khorasan)) holds more power as co-ruler.

- Autumn – [Kilij Arslan I](/source/Kilij_Arslan_I), sultan of the [Sultanate of Rum](/source/Sultanate_of_Rum), leads a Seljuk expedition to take over [Melitene](/source/Malatya) (modern [Turkey](/source/Turkey)). He attempts to capture [Edessa](/source/Edessa), but the Crusader fortress is too strongly defended by its garrison. Kilij Arslan then moves on to [Harran](/source/Harran), which surrenders to him.[5]

#### Asia

- The [Tamna Kingdom](/source/Tamna) is annexed by the Korean [Goryeo Dynasty](/source/Goryeo).

### By topic

#### Religion

- Winter – [Sylvester IV](/source/Antipope_Sylvester_IV) is elected as antipope in [Rome](/source/Rome) by members of the Roman [aristocracy](/source/Aristocracy), with support of Henry V.

## Births

- [March 1](/source/March_1) – [Alfonso VII](/source/Alfonso_VII_of_Le%C3%B3n_and_Castile), king of [León](/source/Kingdom_of_Le%C3%B3n) and [Castile](/source/Kingdom_of_Castile) (d. [1157](/source/1157))

- [March 14](/source/March_14) – [Drogo](/source/Saint_Drogo), Flemish [hermit](/source/Hermit) and saint (d. [1186](/source/1186))

- [Alexander III](/source/Pope_Alexander_III), pope of the [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) (d. [1181](/source/1181))

- [Awn al-Din ibn Hubayra](/source/Awn_al-Din_ibn_Hubayra), Abbasid vizier (d. [1165](/source/1165))

- [Basava](/source/Basava), Indian philosopher and statesman (d. [1167](/source/1167))

- [Fujiwara no Motohira](/source/Fujiwara_no_Motohira), Japanese [nobleman](/source/Nobility) (d. 1157)

- [Hu Hong](/source/Hu_Hong), Chinese [Confucian](/source/Confucianism) scholar (d. [1161](/source/1161))

- [Ibn Asakir](/source/Ibn_Asakir), Syrian historian and mystic (d. [1175](/source/1175))

- [Ibn Tufail](/source/Ibn_Tufail), Arab Andalusian [polymath](/source/Polymath) (d. [1185](/source/1185))

- [John FitzGilbert](/source/John_Marshal_(Marshal_of_England)), Marshal of [England](/source/Kingdom_of_England) (d. 1165)

- [Joseph Kimhi](/source/Joseph_Kimhi), Spanish Jewish [rabbi](/source/Rabbi) (d. [1170](/source/1170))

- [Lope Díaz I de Haro](/source/Lope_D%C3%ADaz_I_de_Haro), Castilian nobleman (d. 1170)

- [Mahmud II](/source/Mahmud_II_(Seljuq_sultan)), sultan of the [Seljuk Empire](/source/Seljuk_Empire) (d. [1131](/source/1131))

- [Matilda I, Countess of Boulogne](/source/Matilda_I%2C_Countess_of_Boulogne), queen consort of England (d. [1152](/source/1152))

- [Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan](/source/Maurice_FitzGerald%2C_Lord_of_Lanstephan), English nobleman (d. [1176](/source/1176))

- [Melisende](/source/Melisende%2C_Queen_of_Jerusalem), queen consort of [Jerusalem](/source/Kingdom_of_Jerusalem) (d. 1161)

- [Odo of Novara](/source/Odo_of_Novara), Italian priest and saint (d. [1200](/source/1200))

- [Serlo of Wilton](/source/Serlo_of_Wilton), English poet and writer (d. 1181)

- [Sophia of Bavaria](/source/Sophia_of_Bavaria_(1105%E2%80%931145)), German noblewoman (d. [1145](/source/1145))

- [Sophie of Winzenburg](/source/Sophie_of_Winzenburg), German noblewoman (d. [1160](/source/1160))

- [Władysław II the Exile](/source/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_II_the_Exile), Polish nobleman (d. [1159](/source/1159))

- [Xuedou Zhijian](/source/Xuedou_Zhijian), Chinese [Zen](/source/Zen) [Buddhist](/source/Chinese_Buddhism) monk (d. [1192](/source/1192))

## Deaths

- [February 28](/source/February_28) – [Raymond IV](/source/Raymond_IV%2C_Count_of_Toulouse), French nobleman

- [March 14](/source/March_14) – [Judith of Swabia](/source/Judith_of_Swabia), duchess of [Poland](/source/Greater_Poland) (b. [1054](/source/1054))

- [July 13](/source/July_13) – [Rashi](/source/Rashi), French Jewish rabbi and writer (b. [1040](/source/1040))

- [November 10](/source/November_10) – [Sukjong](/source/Sukjong_of_Goryeo), Korean ruler of [Goryeo](/source/Goryeo) (b. 1054)

- [Abu Esmail Moayed-o-din Togharayi](/source/Abu_Esmail_Moayed-o-din_Togharayi), Seljuk poet (b. [1045](/source/1045))

- [Barkiyaruq](/source/Barkiyaruq), sultan of the Seljuk Empire

- [Dagobert of Pisa](/source/Dagobert_of_Pisa), Italian archbishop

- [Gregory II](/source/Gregory_II_the_Martyrophile), Armenian [Catholicos](/source/Catholicos)

- [Huang Tingjian](/source/Huang_Tingjian), Chinese calligrapher and poet (b. 1045)

- [Hugh of Fauquembergues](/source/Hugh_of_Fauquembergues), prince of [Galilee](/source/Principality_of_Galilee) (or [1106](/source/1106))

- [Inge the Elder](/source/Inge_the_Elder), king of [Sweden](/source/Sweden) (approximate date)

- [Malik-Shah II](/source/Malik-Shah_II), sultan of the Seljuk Empire

- [María Rodríguez](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Vivar), countess of [Barcelona](/source/County_of_Barcelona) (b. [1080](/source/1080))

- [Peter of Anagni](/source/Peter_of_Anagni), Italian bishop and [papal legate](/source/Papal_legate)

- [Richard II](/source/Richard_II_of_Capua), prince of [Capua](/source/Principality_of_Capua) (or 1106)

- [Shōshi](/source/Princess_Sh%C5%8Dshi_(1027%E2%80%931105)), Japanese empress consort (b. [1027](/source/1027))

- [Simon of Hauteville](/source/Simon_of_Sicily), count of [Sicily](/source/County_of_Sicily) (b. [1093](/source/1093))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Steven Runciman](/source/Steven_Runciman) (1952). *A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem*, p. 49. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-241-29876-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-241-29876-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Steven Runciman (1952). *A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem*, pp. 72–73. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-241-29876-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-241-29876-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lameretlesmusulmans_3-0)** Picard C. (1997). *La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age*. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Steven Runciman (1952). *A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem*, p. 39. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-241-29876-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-241-29876-3).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Steven Runciman (1952). *A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem*, p. 87. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-241-29876-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-241-29876-3).

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