1097

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century 11th century 12th century
Decades:	1070s 1080s 1090s 1100s 1110s
Years:	1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100

1097 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	1097 MXCVII
Ab urbe condita	1850
Armenian calendar	546 ԹՎ ՇԽԶ
Assyrian calendar	5847
Balinese saka calendar	1018–1019
Bengali calendar	504
Berber calendar	2047
English Regnal year	10 Will. 2 – 11 Will. 2
Buddhist calendar	1641
Burmese calendar	459
Byzantine calendar	6605–6606
Chinese calendar	丙へい子こ年とし (Fire Rat) 3794 or 3587     — to — 丁ちょう丑うし年ねん (Fire Ox) 3795 or 3588
Coptic calendar	813–814
Discordian calendar	2263
Ethiopian calendar	1089–1090
Hebrew calendar	4857–4858
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1153–1154
- Shaka Samvat	1018–1019
- Kali Yuga	4197–4198
Holocene calendar	11097
Igbo calendar	97–98
Iranian calendar	475–476
Islamic calendar	490–491
Japanese calendar	Eichō 2 / Jōtoku 1 (承うけたまわ徳元とくもと年みのる)
Javanese calendar	1001–1002
Julian calendar	1097 MXCVII
Korean calendar	3430
Minguo calendar	815 before ROC 民みん前まえ815年ねん
Nanakshahi calendar	−371
Seleucid era	1408/1409 AG
Thai solar calendar	1639–1640
Tibetan calendar	阳火鼠ねずみ年ねん (male Fire-Rat) 1223 or 842 or 70     — to — 阴火牛うし年ねん (female Fire-Ox) 1224 or 843 or 71

Year 1097 (MXCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

First Crusade

• The First Crusade proceeds toward Palestine:
  • June 3 – The Norman crusaders join the rest of the army, during the siege of Nicaea.
  • June 19 – The city of Nicaea falls to the Crusaders after a month siege.
  • July 1 – Battle of Dorylaeum: Crusaders capture Latakia from the Seljuk Turks.
  • October 21 – The siege of Antioch by the Crusaders begins.
  • December 31 – Battle of Harenc: The Crusaders defeat troops from Aleppo, which try to come to the relief of besieged Antioch.

Europe

• April/May – Battle of Gvozd Mountain: In an attempt to win the crown of the Kingdom of Croatia, the Hungarian army crosses the Drava River and invades Croatia. King Peter II of Croatia moves his residency at Knin Castle to defend his kingdom. The two armies meet each other near Gvozd Mountain (modern-day Petrova Gora). After a fierce battle Peter, the last Croatian king, is defeated and killed by the Hungarians.
• Almoravid forces launch a new campaign in Al-Andalus (modern Spain). Sultan Yusuf ibn Tashfin, leader of the Almoravid Empire, is honored with the title of Amir al Muslimin ("Commander of the Muslims").

England

• King Donald III (the Fair) is deposed by his nephew Edgar (who is supported by King William II) after a 4-year reign. Edgar (nicknamed Probus, "the Valliant") becomes ruler of Scotland (until 1107)

Births

• March 15 – Fujiwara no Tadamichi, Japanese nobleman (d. 1164)

Deaths

• June 6 – Agnes of Aquitaine, queen of Aragon and Navarre
• August 20 – Albert Azzo II, margrave of Milan and Liguria
• Baldwin Chauderon, French nobleman and crusader
• Florine of Burgundy, French noblewoman and crusader (b. 1083)
• Gozelo II, French nobleman and crusader
• Herman of Hauteville, Norman nobleman and crusader
• Marpa Lotsawa, Tibetan Buddhist teacher (b. 1012)
• Odo of Bayeux, Norman nobleman and bishop
• Peter II, king of Croatia (see Battle of Gvozd Mountain)
• Sweyn the Crusader, Danish nobleman and crusader