1121

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 11th century12th century13th century
Decades: 1090s  1100s  1110s  – 1120s –  1130s  1140s  1150s
Years: 1118 1119 112011211122 1123 1124
1121 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar1121
MCXXI
Ab urbe condita1874
Armenian calendar570
ԹՎ ՇՀ
Assyrian calendar5871
Balinese saka calendar1042–1043
Bengali calendar528
Berber calendar2071
English Regnal year21 Hen. 1 – 22 Hen. 1
Buddhist calendar1665
Burmese calendar483
Byzantine calendar6629–6630
Chinese calendar庚子(Metal Rat)
3817 or 3757
    — to —
辛丑年 (Metal Ox)
3818 or 3758
Coptic calendar837–838
Discordian calendar2287
Ethiopian calendar1113–1114
Hebrew calendar4881–4882
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1177–1178
 - Shaka Samvat1042–1043
 - Kali Yuga4221–4222
Holocene calendar11121
Igbo calendar121–122
Iranian calendar499–500
Islamic calendar514–515
Japanese calendarHōan 2
(保安2年)
Javanese calendar1026–1027
Julian calendar1121
MCXXI
Korean calendar3454
Minguo calendar791 before ROC
民前791年
Nanakshahi calendar−347
Seleucid era1432/1433 AG
Thai solar calendar1663–1664
Tibetan calendar阳金鼠年
(male Iron-Rat)
1247 or 866 or 94
    — to —
阴金牛年
(female Iron-Ox)
1248 or 867 or 95

1121 (MCXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1121st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 121st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 12th century, and the 2nd year of the 1120s decade. As of the start of 1121, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

  • Concordat of Worms condemns Pierre Abélard's writings on the Holy Trinity. Later in the year, Canon Fulbert (not to be confused with Fulbert of Chartres (960-1028)), uncle of Heloise, has Abélard castrated.
  • Reading Abbey is founded.
  • David the Builder, King of Georgia, with the army of 55,000 defeats the 200,000-strong Muslim coalition troops at Didgori, Eastern Georgia.

Deaths

  • December 11 — Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Caliph of Egypt (b. 1066)
  • William of Champeaux, French philosopher
  • Zhou Tong, archery teacher and second military arts tutor of famous Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.