Eastern Hemisphere in 1100 AD.
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- December 25 – Baldwin I becomes King of Jerusalem.
- August 5—Henry I becomes King of England.
- King Henry I proclaims the Charter of Liberties, one of the first examples of a constitution.
- Baldwin of Bourcq becomes Count of Edessa.
- Dagobert of Pisa becomes Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
- Bohemund I of Antioch is captured by the Danishmends at the Battle of Melitene, leaving Tancred as regent of the Principality of Antioch.
- The cities of Kalmar, Kungälv, and Varberg, Sweden are chartered.
- In Iceland, the Althing decides that the laws should be transferred to a written form.
- Checkers is invented (approximate date).
- The Ancient Pueblo Peoples culture rises (approximate date).
- Oraibi becomes and remains the first and oldest populated settlement in the USA and what is now Arizona.
- The city of Cusco, Peru is founded.
- The Liao Dynasty crushes the Zubu and takes their khan prisoner.
- Song Dynasty China's population reaches roughly 100 million.
- In the Song Dynasty capital of Kaifeng, the number of registered people within the walls is 1,050,000; the army stationed there boosts the overall populace to some 1.4 million people.
- Genoa, Venice and Pisa gain trading privileges in return for their service in the Crusades.
- Emperor Huizong of Song starts to rule in China.
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