History
1143
General
Population: 343 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Innocent II – Pope Celestine II (Guido Città di Castello) rules
- Travel: Spanish Jew Benjamin of Tudela travels via Constantinople to India and returns via Egypt
- Deaths: Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus, Pope Innocent II
Europe
- German States: Founding of Lubeck, free city
- Portugal: Complete independence of Portugal from Spain – Alfonso Henriques (count) becomes king to 1185
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Death of Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus, Manuel I Comnenus rules
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