1132

1132 (MCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1132nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 132nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 32nd year of the 12th century, and the 3rd year of the 1130s decade. As of the start of 1132, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• June – A fire breaks out in the Song Dynasty Chinese capital of Hangzhou. It destroyed 13,000 homes and forced many to flee to nearby hills. Due to large fires such as this, the government installs an effective fire fighting force for the city. Items such as bamboo, planks, and rush-matting are temporarily exempted from taxation, 120 tons of rice are distributed to the poor, and the government temporarily suspends the housing rent requirement of the city's residents.
• July 24 – Battle of Nocera: Ranulf II of Alife defeats Roger II of Sicily.
• Dermot MacMurrough has the abbey of Kildare in Ireland burned and the abbess raped. He becomes king of the province of Leinster.
• St. Malachy is made bishop of Armagh in Ireland, to impose the Roman liturgy on the independent Irish Church.
• Fountains Abbey and Rievaulx Abbey are founded in Yorkshire, Basingwerk Abbey is founded in Wales.
• Barnwell Castle is erected in Northamptonshire, England.
• The Japanese era 長承 (Choushou) begins.
• Tughril II starts his rule of Iraq.
• Champa again invades Vietnam.
• Under the Song Dynasty, China's first permanent standing navy is established in this year, with the headquarters of the admiral stationed at Dinghai.
• Abd al-Mu'min becomes Almohad caliph in North Africa.

Births

• Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and abbot (d. 1201)
• Rhys ap Gruffydd, ruler of Deheubarth (d. 1197)

Deaths

• April 14 – Prince Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)
• Hugh of Grenoble, French saint (b. 1052)

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