This document summarizes key events from the year 1109, including:
1) The Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf organized the burning of works by Al-Ghazali in Cordoba, Spain.
2) The Crusaders captured Tripoli and Beirut.
3) Important deaths included Anselm of Canterbury in April and King Alfonso VI of León and Castile in July.
This document summarizes key events from the year 1109, including:
1) The Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf organized the burning of works by Al-Ghazali in Cordoba, Spain.
2) The Crusaders captured Tripoli and Beirut.
3) Important deaths included Anselm of Canterbury in April and King Alfonso VI of León and Castile in July.
This document summarizes key events from the year 1109, including:
1) The Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf organized the burning of works by Al-Ghazali in Cordoba, Spain.
2) The Crusaders captured Tripoli and Beirut.
3) Important deaths included Anselm of Canterbury in April and King Alfonso VI of León and Castile in July.
This document summarizes key events from the year 1109, including:
1) The Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf organized the burning of works by Al-Ghazali in Cordoba, Spain.
2) The Crusaders captured Tripoli and Beirut.
3) Important deaths included Anselm of Canterbury in April and King Alfonso VI of León and Castile in July.
Year 1109 (MCIX) was a common year starting on Fri- April 21 Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop of day (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian cal- Canterbury endar. April 28 Abbot Hugh of Cluny (b. 1024) July 1 King Alfonso VI of Len and Castile (b. 1 Events 1040) William-Jordan, Count of Cerdagne and Tripoli 1.1 By area
1.1.1 Africa 4 References
The Almoravid Ali ibn Yusuf organizes an auto-da- [1] Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algrie cur du Maghreb clas- f of the works of Al-Ghazali, in front of the Great sique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Mosque of Cordoba.[1] Paris: La Dcouverte; pp.86.
[2] Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algrie cur du Maghreb clas-
1.1.2 Asia sique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Dcouverte; pp.84. The Crusaders capture Tripoli and Beirut.
1.1.3 Europe
Fulk V becomes Count of Anjou.
August 10 Battle of Nako: The Poles, led by
Bolesaw III Wrymouth, defeat the Pomeranians.
August 24 Battle of Gogw: The Poles defeat the
Holy Roman Empire.
Alfonso I of Aragon marries Urraca of Castile.
The Almoravid army, led by Ali ibn Yusuf, fails to
reconquer Toledo (lost in 1085).[2]
1.2 By topic
1.2.1 Education
Anselm of Laon becomes chancellor of Laon.
2 Births July 25 King Afonso I of Portugal (d. 1185; birth- date disputed)
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