1142

Events

 * End of the reign of,.
 * ascends to the throne of.
 * becomes.
 * The, granted church, with its chapels of Brill, Boarstall and  to the monks of , in Oxford.
 * - With the aid of and, the iroquoi tribes establish the Confederation of the.

Births

 * , Persian mystical poet (d. )
 * (d. )

Deaths

 * —, Chinese military leader (b. )
 * —, French scholastic philosopher (b. )