Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance,
Irish or
France
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).
Events
1124:
* First draft of the
Kin'yō Wakashū
The , sometimes abbreviated as ''Kin'yōshū'', is a Japanese imperial anthology of waka whose two drafts were finished in 1124 and 1127. It was compiled at the behest of the Retired Emperor Shirakawa, by Minamoto no Shunrai (~1055–1129; someti ...
, an imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed
1127:
* Second and final draft of the
Kin'yō Wakashū
The , sometimes abbreviated as ''Kin'yōshū'', is a Japanese imperial anthology of waka whose two drafts were finished in 1124 and 1127. It was compiled at the behest of the Retired Emperor Shirakawa, by Minamoto no Shunrai (~1055–1129; someti ...
, an imperial Japanese poetry anthology, completed
Works published
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "
earin poetry" article. There are conflicting or unreliable sources for the birth years of many people born in this period; where sources conflict, the poet is listed again and the conflict is noted:
1121:
*
Khaqani (died
1190
Year 1190 ( MCXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* Spring – A German expeditionary force (some 15,000 men) led by Emperor Fred ...
), (approx.) Persian
1125:
*
Lu You
Lu You (; 1125–1210) was a Chinese historian and poet of the Southern Song Dynasty (南宋).
Career Early life and marriage
Lu You was born on a boat floating in the Wei River early on a rainy morning, November 13, 1125. At the time of his b ...
(died
1210
Year 1210 ( MCCX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* May – The Second Parliament of Ravennika, convened by Emperor Henry of Flanders, is ...
), Chinese
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
poet
1126:
*
Fan Chengda (died
1193
Year 1193 ( MCXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Levant
* March 4 – Saladin (the Lion) dies of a fever at Damascus. The lands of the Ayyu ...
),
Song
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...
*
Anvari
Anvari (1126–1189), full name Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud ( fa, اوحدالدین علی ابن محمد انوری) was a Persian poet.
Anvarī was born in Abivard (now in Turkmenistan) and died in ...
(died
1189
Year 1189 ( MCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. In English law, 1189 - specifically the beginning of the reign of Richard I - is considered the end of time immemorial.
...
), Persian
1127:
*
Yang Wanli (died
1206
Year 1206 ( MCCVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* January 31 – Battle of Rusion: The Bulgarian forces (some 7,000 men), und ...
), Chinese
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
poet
1128:
*
Alain de Lille
Alain de Lille (Alan of Lille) (Latin: ''Alanus ab Insulis''; 11281202/03) was a French theologian and poet. He was born in Lille, some time before 1128. His exact date of death remains unclear as well, with most research pointing toward it bei ...
(died
1202
Year 1202 ( MCCII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Fourth Crusade
* April – May – The bulk of the Crusader army gathers at Venice, althou ...
), French theologian and poet, writing in Latin
*
Ruzbihan Baqli (died
1209
Year 1209 ( MCCIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* May – The First Parliament of Ravennika, convened by Emperor Henry of Flanders, i ...
), Persian poet, mystic, and
sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "
earin poetry" article:
1121:
*
Masud Sa'd Salman (born
1046
Year 1046 ( MXLVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* Autumn – King Henry III (the Black) travels to Italy to secure the imposition of G ...
), Persian
1123:
* December 4 -
Omar Khayyám
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( fa, عمر خیّام), was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, an ...
(born
1048
Year 1048 ( MXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 18 – Battle of Kapetron: A combined Byzantine-Georgian army, under ...
), Persian mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and presumed poet
*
Fujiwara no Akisue
was a noted Japanese poet and nobleman. He was active at the end of the Heian period, and the son of Fujiwara no Takatsune (藤原 隆経). He was also a member of the famous poetic and aristocratic clan, the Fujiwara.
Akisue was close to Empe ...
(born
1055
1055 ( MLV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* January 11 – Emperor Constantine IX (Monomachos) dies after a 12½-year reign at Constantinople. He is succeeded by Theod ...
), Japan
1125:
*
Mu'izzi
Amīr ash-Shu‘arā’ Abū Abdullāh Muḥammad b. ‘Abd al-Malik Mu‘izzī ( fa, امیرمعزی, romanized as ''Mu'ezzi'') (born Nishapur 1048/9) was a Persian poet. He ranks as one of the great masters of the Persian panegyric form known a ...
(born
1048
Year 1048 ( MXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* September 18 – Battle of Kapetron: A combined Byzantine-Georgian army, under ...
), Persian poet laureate of
Sanjar, master of the Persian
panegyric qasideh
1126:
*
William IX of Aquitaine (born
1071
Year 1071 ( MLXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* August 26 – Battle of Manzikert: The Byzantine army (35,000 men) under Em ...
), an early
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language
Occitan (; o ...
troubador
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a ''trobairit ...
1127:
* February 7 -
Ava (born
1060
Year 1060 (Roman numerals, MLX) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* August 4 – King Henry I of France, Henry I (a member from the House of ...
), German poet
1129:
*
Minamoto no Shunrai
was an important and innovative Japanese poet, who compiled the ''Gosen Wakashū''. He was the son of Minamoto no Tsunenobu (1016–1097); holder of the second rank in court and of the position of Grand Counsellor). Shunrai was favored by Empero ...
(born
1057
Year 1057 ( MLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 8 – General Isaac Komnenos proclaims himself emperor in Paphlagonia ...
), Japan
See also
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Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...
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12th century in poetry
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12th century in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 12th century.
The 12th century in Western Europe saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedr ...
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List of years in poetry
This article gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order). These pages supplement the List of years in literature pages with a focus on events in the history of poetry.
21st century in poetry
2020s
* 2023 in poetry
* 2022 ...
Other events:
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Other events of the 12th century
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Other events of the 13th century
12th century:
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12th century in poetry
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12th century in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 12th century.
The 12th century in Western Europe saw an increase in the production of Latin texts and a proliferation of literate clerics from the multiplying cathedr ...
Notes
{{Lists of poets
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Poetry
Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...