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1108 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	1108; MCVIII
Ab urbe condita	1861
Armenian calendar	557; ԹՎ ՇԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	5858
Balinese saka calendar	1029–1030
Bengali calendar	515
Berber calendar	2058
English Regnal year	8 Hen. 1 – 9 Hen. 1
Buddhist calendar	1652
Burmese calendar	470
Byzantine calendar	6616–6617
Chinese calendar	丁亥年 (Fire Pig); 3804 or 3744; — to —; 戊子年 (Earth Rat); 3805 or 3745
Coptic calendar	824–825
Discordian calendar	2274
Ethiopian calendar	1100–1101
Hebrew calendar	4868–4869
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1164–1165
- Shaka Samvat	1029–1030
- Kali Yuga	4208–4209
Holocene calendar	11108
Igbo calendar	108–109
Iranian calendar	486–487
Islamic calendar	501–502
Japanese calendar	Kajō 3 / Tennin 1; (天仁元年)
Javanese calendar	1013–1014
Julian calendar	1108; MCVIII
Korean calendar	3441
Minguo calendar	804 before ROC; 民前804年
Nanakshahi calendar	−360
Seleucid era	1419/1420 AG
Thai solar calendar	1650–1651
Tibetan calendar	阴火猪年; (female Fire-Pig); 1234 or 853 or 81; — to —; 阳土鼠年; (male Earth-Rat); 1235 or 854 or 82

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	11th century – 12th century – 13th century
Decades:	1070s 1080s 1090s – 1100s – 1110s 1120s 1130s
Years:	1105 1106 1107 – 1108 – 1109 1110 1111

1108 (MCVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1108th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 108th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 12th century, and the 9th year of the 1100s decade. As of the start of 1108, the Gregorian calendar was 7 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

The Taira and Minamoto clans join forces to rule Japan after defeating the warrior monks of the Enryakuji Temple near Kyoto.
Alexius I Comnenus and Bohemund I of Antioch negotiate the Treaty of Devol.

May – Battle of Uclés: The Almoravids defeat the Kingdom of Castile and roll back the advances of Reconquista; several towns recently captured by Christians are lost to the conquering Berbers such as Tarragona.^[1]
Saint Magnus becomes the first Earl of Orkney.
In Pistoia, Italy, the Cathedral of San Zeno burns to the ground.
Louis VI of France starts to rule.
First mention of the consuls of Bergamo indicating that the city has become an independent republic.^[2]

Gregorian calendar	1108 MCVIII
Ab urbe condita	1861
Armenian calendar	557 ԹՎ ՇԾԷ
Assyrian calendar	5858
Balinese saka calendar	1029–1030
Bengali calendar	515
Berber calendar	2058
English Regnal year	8 Hen. 1 – 9 Hen. 1
Buddhist calendar	1652
Burmese calendar	470
Byzantine calendar	6616–6617
Chinese calendar	丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 3804 or 3744 — to — 戊子年 (Earth Rat) 3805 or 3745
Coptic calendar	824–825
Discordian calendar	2274
Ethiopian calendar	1100–1101
Hebrew calendar	4868–4869
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1164–1165
- Shaka Samvat	1029–1030
- Kali Yuga	4208–4209
Holocene calendar	11108
Igbo calendar	108–109
Iranian calendar	486–487
Islamic calendar	501–502
Japanese calendar	Kajō 3 / Tennin 1 (天仁元年)
Javanese calendar	1013–1014
Julian calendar	1108 MCVIII
Korean calendar	3441
Minguo calendar	804 before ROC 民前804年
Nanakshahi calendar	−360
Seleucid era	1419/1420 AG
Thai solar calendar	1650–1651
Tibetan calendar	阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 1234 or 853 or 81 — to — 阳土鼠年 (male Earth-Rat) 1235 or 854 or 82