1134
Angkor Wat nears completion
After a quarter century of labor by tens of thousands of workers quarrying and carving sandstone, Suryavarman II's temple-mountain approached its final…
Omar Khayyam dies at Nishapur
The Persian polymath whose astronomical tables had corrected the Islamic calendar, whose algebra had solved cubic equations geometrically, and whose quatrains…
Death of Alfonso I the Battler
The king of Aragon and Navarre died on campaign after a disastrous defeat against the Almoravids at Fraga.
Canonization of Henry II of Germany
Innocent II canonized the long-dead Holy Roman Emperor Henry II, the only medieval ruler of Germany to be made a saint.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1134?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1134. The most significant is Angkor Wat nears completion.
What era was 1134 part of?
1134 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1134?
The events from 1134 span Southeast Asia, Central Asia and Europe.