1132
Southern Song establish the world's first standing navy
Emperor Gaozong established a permanent naval command headquartered at Dinghai with a fleet of hundreds of paddlewheel warships and marines armed…
Abelard composes Historia Calamitatum
In a remote Breton abbey where his own monks had tried to poison him, the philosopher began dictating a confessional letter cataloguing his affair with Heloise…
Fulk establishes border castles
Newly arrived in the Crusader kingdom, Fulk of Anjou fortified the coastal road with castles at Ibelin, Beth Gibelin, and Blanchegarde, meant to isolate…
Founding of Rievaulx Abbey
A dozen Cistercian monks from Clairvaux, led by the future Aelred's mentor, settled in a steep Yorkshire valley and began building an abbey that within fifty…
Jin dynasty establishes civil examinations
The Jurchen conquerors, having toppled the sophisticated civilization of northern Song China by sheer force of arms, turned around and adopted its Confucian…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1132?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1132. The most significant is Southern Song establish the world's first standing navy.
What era was 1132 part of?
1132 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1132?
The events from 1132 span East Asia, Europe and Middle East.