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Calendar year
Year 1001 (
MI ) was a
common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the
Julian calendar . It was the first year of the
11th century and the
2nd millennium .
Events
By place
Africa
Asia
March 17 – The Buddhist ruler of
Butuan , in the
Philippines (P’u-tuan in the Sung Dynasty records), Sari Bata Shaja , makes the first tributary mission to China.
The
Tao /
Tayk region is annexed by the
Byzantines , as the
Theme of Iberia .
Mahmud of Ghazni , Muslim leader of
Ghazni , begins a series of raids into northern India, establishing the
Ghaznavid Empire across most of today's Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and Pakistan.
Battle of Peshawar :
Jayapala suffers defeat from the
Ghaznavid Empire .
Former emperor
Đinh Phế Đế dies, while suppressing the
Cửu Long Rebellion in
Thanh Hoa Province.
Khmer King
Jayavarman V is succeeded by Udayadityavarman I, and/or
Suryavarman I .
Construction begins on the
Liaodi Pagoda , the tallest pagoda in Chinese history (completed in
1055 ).
Japan
January 13 – Empress consort
Fujiwara no Teishi dies in childbirth.
November – The imperial palace is destroyed by fire.
70th birthday and longevity ceremony of Fujiwara no Bokushi (mother-in-law of Fujiwara no Michinaga, grandmother of Empress Shōshi).
40th birthday of Empress dowager Senshi (mother of
Emperor Ichijō ).
Europe
February 6 – After leading the revolt against
Emperor Otto III and expelling the
Crescentii ,
Gregory I, Count of Tusculum is named "Head of the Republic".
July 31 –
Emperor Otto III confirms the possessions of
Ulric Manfred II of Turin , and grants him privileges.
July –
Sergius II becomes
Patriarch of Constantinople .
Byzantine Emperor
Basil II attempts to reconquer
Bulgaria .
Robert II ,
King of France , marries for the third time, with Constance Taillefer d'Arles.
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor has
Charlemagne 's vault opened at
Aachen Cathedral .
The
First Battle of Alton :
Danish invaders defeat the English.
Battle of Pinhoe :
Vikings defeat the
Anglo-Saxons in
Devon .
Bolesław I of Poland begins ruling parts of
Slovakia .
Bryachislav of Polotsk begins ruling
Polotsk .
Werner I, Bishop of Strasbourg begins ruling the
Archbishopric of Strasbourg .
Ermengol I of Urgell makes his second voyage to
Rome .
Þorgeirr Ljósvetningagoði ends being a lawspeaker in
Iceland 's
Althing .
Ælfgar ,
bishop of Elmham , is consecrated.
Æthelred becomes bishop of
Cornwall , but dies shortly afterwards.
The town of
Lloret de Mar is founded in
Catalonia .
The first reference is made to
Khotyn ,
Ukrainian town,
[1] and to
Nyalka ,
Hungarian village, as to Chimudi .
Brian Boru attacks the
Ui Neill in Ireland.
North America
By topic
Religion
Births
Deaths
January 13 –
Fujiwara no Teishi , empress of
Japan (b.
977 )
January 22 –
Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab , Uqaylid emir of Mosul
[2]
October 7 –
Æthelstan , bishop of
Elmham
December 21 –
Hugh , margrave of
Tuscany
Conrad , margrave of
Ivrea
David III of Tao ("the Great"), Georgian prince
Đinh Phế Đế , Vietnamese emperor (b.
974 )
Ermengarda de Vallespir , Spanish countess
Izyaslav , Kievan prince of
Polotsk
Ja'far ibn al-Furat , Ikhshidid and Fatimid vizier (b.
921 )
Jayapala , Indian ruler of the
Hindu Shahi
Jayavarman V , emperor of the
Khmer Empire
Wang Yucheng , Chinese official and
poet (b.
954 )
Ziri ibn Atiyya , emir of
Morocco
References
^
"Khotyn" . Antychnyi Kyiv (in Russian). Archived from
the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2007 .
^ Busse, Heribert (2004) [1969]. Chalif und Grosskönig - Die Buyiden im Irak (945-1055) [Caliph and Great King - The Buyids in Iraq (945-1055) ] (in German). Würzburg: Ergon Verlag. pp. 74–75.
ISBN
3-89913-005-7 .