History
1126
General
Population: 326 Million*
- Travel: Venetian commercial privileges renewed in Byzantine empire
Europe
- England: Scarcity of food due to rain – sextarius of wheat sells for 20s
English barons accept Matilda the widow of Emperor Henry and daughter of Henry I of England as successor
- German States: Lothar III makes son-in-law Henry the Proud (Welf) Duke of Bavaria and later Duke of Saxony
- Spain: Alfonso VII King of Castile rules Spain to 1157
Middle East