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== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Africa ====
* Khazrun ben Falful, from the [[Maghrawa]] family [[Banu Khazrun]], begins ruling [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]], on the African continent.
==== Asia ====
* [[March 17]] &ndash; The Buddhist ruler of [[Butuan (historical polity)|Butuan]], in the [[Philippines]] (''P’u-tuan'' in the Sung Dynasty records), ''Sari Bata Shaja'', makes the first tributary mission to China.
* The [[Tao-Klarjeti|Tao]]/[[Tayk]] region is annexed by the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], as the [[Iberia (theme)|Theme of Iberia]].
* [[Mahmud of Ghazni]], Muslim leader of [[Ghazni]], begins a series of [[Ghaznavid campaigns in India#Under Mahmud of Ghazni|raids into northern India]], establishing the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]] across most of today's Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and Pakistan.
** [[November 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Peshawar (1001)|Battle of Peshawar]]: [[Jayapala]] suffers defeat from the [[Ghaznavids|Ghaznavid Empire]].
* Former emperor [[Đinh Phế Đế]] dies, while suppressing the [[Mekong Delta|Cửu Long]] Rebellion in [[Thanh Hóa province]].
* [[Khmer Empire|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]] &ndash; Empress consort [[Fujiwara no Teishi]] dies in childbirth.
** [[November]] &ndash; The [[Emperor of Japan|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]] &ndash; After leading the revolt against [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Otto III]] and expelling the [[Crescentii]], [[Gregory I, Count of Tusculum]] is named "Head of the Republic".
* [[July 31]] &ndash; [[Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Otto III]] confirms the possessions of [[Ulric Manfred II of Turin]], and grants him privileges.
* [[July]] &ndash; [[Sergius II of Constantinople|Sergius II]] becomes [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople|Patriarch of Constantinople]].
* [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Emperor [[Basil II]] attempts to reconquer [[Bulgaria]].
* [[Robert II of France|Robert II]], [[List of French monarchs|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]]: [[Denmark|Danish]] invaders defeat the English.
* [[Battle of Pinhoe]]: [[Vikings]] defeat the [[Anglo-Saxons]] in [[Devon]].
* [[Bolesław I the Brave]] begins ruling parts of [[Slovakia]].
* [[Bryachislav of Polotsk]] begins ruling [[Principality of Polotsk|Polotsk]].
* [[Werner I (bishop of Strasbourg)|Werner I, Bishop of Strasbourg]] begins ruling the [[Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg]].
* [[Ermengol I, Count of Urgell]] makes his second voyage to [[Rome]].
* [[Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi]] ends being a lawspeaker in [[Iceland]]'s [[Althing]].
* [[Ælfgar of Elmham|Ælfgar]], [[bishop of Elmham]], is consecrated.
* [[Æthelred of Cornwall|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]], [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] town,<ref name="kievantico">{{cite web|url=http://www.kievantico.com.ua/service/travel_ukraine/hotin/|title=Khotyn|access-date=2007-05-28|work=Antychnyi Kyiv|language=ru| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070513003343/http://www.kievantico.com.ua/service/travel_ukraine/hotin/| archive-date=May 13, 2007<!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> and to [[Nyalka]], [[Hungary|Hungarian]] village, as to ''Chimudi''.
* [[Brian Boru]] attacks the [[Uí Néill]] in Ireland.
==== North America ====
* [[Vikings]], led by [[Leif Erikson]], establish small settlements in and around [[Vinland]] in [[North America]] (approximate date).
=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* King [[Edward the Martyr]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] is canonized.
* The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest]] is established.
* Oqropiri (Ioane I), Svimeon III and Melkisedek I are Catholicoi of Iberia within one year.
* A tomb of Saint [[Ivo of Ramsey|Ivo]] (possibly) is uncovered in [[Huntingdonshire]], England.</onlyinclude>
== Births ==
* [[March 29]] &ndash; [[Sokkate]], Burmese king (d. [[1044]])
* [[Al-Qa'im (Abbasid caliph at Baghdad)|Al-Qa'im]], Abbasid caliph (d. [[1075]])
* [[Duncan I of Scotland|Duncan I]], king of [[Alba]] ([[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]) (d. [[1040]])
* [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Godwin]], English [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1053]])
* [[Herluin de Conteville]], Norman nobleman (d. [[1066]])
* [[Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden|Ingegerd Olofsdotter]], Grand Princess of [[Kievan Rus'|Kiev]] (d. [[1050]])
== Deaths ==
* [[January 13]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Teishi]], empress of [[Japan]] (b. [[977]])
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab]], Uqaylid emir of Mosul<ref>{{cite book | last = Busse | first = Heribert | title = Chalif und Grosskönig - Die Buyiden im Irak (945-1055) | trans-title = Caliph and Great King - The Buyids in Iraq (945-1055) | language = German | orig-year = 1969 | year = 2004 | location = Würzburg | publisher =  Ergon Verlag | isbn = 3-89913-005-7 | pages = 74–75}}</ref>
* [[October 7]] &ndash; [[Æthelstan (bishop of Elmham)|Æthelstan]], bishop of [[North Elmham|Elmham]]
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany|Hugh]], margrave of [[Tuscany]]
* [[Conrad of Ivrea|Conrad]], margrave of [[March of Ivrea|Ivrea]]
* [[David III of Tao]] ("the Great"), Georgian prince
* [[Đinh Phế Đế]], Vietnamese emperor (b. [[974]])
* [[Ermengarda de Vallespir]], Spanish countess
* [[Iziaslav of Polotsk|Izyaslav]], Kievan prince of [[Polotsk]]
* [[Ja'far ibn al-Furat]], Ikhshidid and Fatimid vizier (b. [[921]])
* [[Jayapala]], Indian ruler of the [[Hindu Shahis]]
* [[Jayavarman V]], emperor of the [[Khmer Empire]]
* [[Wang Yucheng]], Chinese official and [[Chinese poetry|poet]] (b. [[954]])
* [[Ziri ibn Atiyya]], emir of [[Morocco]]
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