1156 (MCLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1156th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 156th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 12th century, and the 7th year of the 1150s decade. As of the start of 1156, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 11th century – 12th century – 13th century |
| Decades: | 1120s 1130s 1140s – 1150s – 1160s 1170s 1180s |
| Years: | 1153 1154 1155 – 1156 – 1157 1158 1159 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1156 MCLVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1909 |
| Armenian calendar | 605 ԹՎ ՈԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5906 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1077–1078 |
| Bengali calendar | 563 |
| Berber calendar | 2106 |
| English Regnal year | 2 Hen. 2 – 3 Hen. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1700 |
| Burmese calendar | 518 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6664–6665 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙亥年 (Wood Pig) 3852 or 3792 — to — 丙子年 (Fire Rat) 3853 or 3793 |
| Coptic calendar | 872–873 |
| Discordian calendar | 2322 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1148–1149 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4916–4917 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1212–1213 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1077–1078 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4256–4257 |
| Holocene calendar | 11156 |
| Igbo calendar | 156–157 |
| Iranian calendar | 534–535 |
| Islamic calendar | 550–551 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyūju 3 / Hōgen 1 (保元元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1062–1063 |
| Julian calendar | 1156 MCLVI |
| Korean calendar | 3489 |
| Minguo calendar | 756 before ROC 民前756年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −312 |
| Seleucid era | 1467/1468 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1698–1699 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木猪年 (female Wood-Pig) 1282 or 901 or 129 — to — 阳火鼠年 (male Fire-Rat) 1283 or 902 or 130 |
Events
- Establishment of the Carmelite Order
- Hogen Rebellion in Japan
- January 20 – According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of the lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.
- The Privilegium Minus elevates Austria to the status of a duchy ruled by the Babenburgs family. (see History of Austria).
- Mosan artists create the Stavelot Triptych, a masterpiece of goldsmithing, as a reliquary to house purported pieces of the True Cross.
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