What is year 1111?

In the year 1111:

• The Kingdom of Poland was recognized as an independent state by the Pope.
• The First Crusade was coming to an end with the capture of the strategic city of Sidon in what is now Lebanon.
• The Reconquista in Spain continued with the Christians making significant gains against the Muslim rulers.
• The Order of the Knights Templar was officially recognized by the Pope as a military order.
• The city of Guangzhou in China was declared the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty.
• The Song Dynasty in China issued official standardized currency for the first time.
• The Norwegian king Sigurd I launched an expedition to the Holy Land as a part of the Crusades.
• The construction of the St. Magnus Cathedral in Orkney, Scotland began.