1142
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| Years: 1139 1140 1141 - 1142 - 1143 1144 1145 | |
| Decades: 1110s 1120s 1130s - 1140s - 1150s 1160s 1170s | |
| Centuries: 11th century - 12th century - 13th century | |
Events
- End of the reign of Emperor Sutoku, emperor of Japan
- Emperor Konoe ascends to the throne of Japan
- Henry the Lion becomes Duke of Saxony
Births
- Farid od-Din Mohammad ebn Ebrahim 'Attar, Persian mystical poet (died 1220)
- Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (died 1192)
Deaths
- January 27 - Yue Fei, Chinese military leader (born 1103)
- April 21 - Pierre Abélard, French scholastic philosopher (born 1079)
