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[[File:Rajendra Chola.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|Sculpture of [[Rajendra Chola I|Rajendra I]] (r. 1014–1044)]]
Year '''1017''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]].
== Events ==
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=== Europe ===
* Summer &ndash; [[Melus of Bari]], a [[Lombards|Lombard]] nobleman, revolts and is supported by [[Normans|Norman]] mercenaries at [[Capua]]. He marches into [[Apulia]] to catch the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] army off-guard. Melus defeats the Byzantines on the banks of the [[Fortore|Fortore River]] and ravages the territory in Apulia.
* Winter &ndash; Emperor [[Basil II]] ("the Bulgar Slayer") replaces [[Leo Tornikios]] with the new catapan [[Basil Boioannes]] and sends him reinforcements (including a detachment of the elite [[Varangian Guard]]) from [[Constantinople]].
=== England ===
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Cnut]] ("the Great") is crowned king of [[Kingdom of England|England]]. In July he marries [[Emma of Normandy]], the widow of [[Æthelred the Unready]], securing his ties with [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]].<ref name=Palmer>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|author2=Veronica|year=1992|title=Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd; Barrie & Jenkins|location=London|pages=48–49|isbn=978-0712656160}}</ref>
* Cnut divides England into four earldoms: [[Wessex]], [[Mercia]], [[East Anglia]] and [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]].<ref name=Palmer/>
=== Arabian Empire ===
* Summer &ndash; [[Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad]] publicly declares the founding of the [[Druze]] religion, during the reign of the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid]] Caliph [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]].
=== Africa ===
* The [[Sunni Islam|Sunnis]] of [[Kairouan]] (modern [[Tunisia]]) revolt against the [[Shia Islam|Shi'ite]] [[Zirid dynasty]]. The city is quickly retaken and sacked.{{sfn|Meynier|2010}}
=== Asia ===
* March &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]] passes the title of regent of Japan (''Sesshō'') to his eldest son [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]].
* September
** Prince Atsuakira of Japan, eldest son of ex-Emperor Sanjō, having been struck by a skin disease and under intense pressure from Michinaga, resigns the title of Crown Prince in favour of his younger brother, [[Emperor Go-Suzaku|Prince Atsunaga]]<ref name=Titsingh>{{cite book|authorlink=Isaac Titsingh|last=Titsingh|first=Isaac|year=1834|title=Nihon Odai Ichiran, ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran|location=Paris|publisher=Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland|oclc=5850691|pages=156-7}}</ref> who marries Fujiwara no Kanshi, daughter of Michinaga.
** Michinaga makes a pilgrimage to the [[Iwashimizu Shrine]] in Japan accompanied by many courtiers. The travelers divide themselves amongst 15 boats for a floating trip down the Yotogawa River. One of the vessels overturns and more than 30 people lose their lives.<ref name=Titsingh/>
* [[December 24]] &ndash; Michinaga is granted the honorary title ''[[Daijō-daijin]]'' of Japan.
* [[Rajendra Chola I|Rajendra I]], ruler of the [[Chola dynasty]] (in modern [[India]]), conquers [[Sri Lanka]] and annexes the island.{{sfn|Agnihotri|2010}}
=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* Construction of [[Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv]] is started (approximate date).</onlyinclude>
== Births ==
* [[October 28]] &ndash; [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry III]], Holy Roman Emperor (d. [[1056]]) <ref>{{cite web|title=Henry III - Holy Roman emperor|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-III-Holy-Roman-emperor|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=17 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ahimaaz ben Paltiel]], Italian-Jewish [[Liturgy|liturgical]] poet (d. [[1060]])
* [[Bermudo III of León|Bermudo III]] (or Vermudo), king of [[Kingdom of León|León]] (approximate date)
* [[Floris I, Count of Holland|Floris I]], count of [[County of Holland|Friesland west of the Vlie]] (approximate date)
* [[Ramanuja]], Indian [[Sri Vaishnavism]] philosopher (d. [[1137]])
* [[Kassapa VI|Vikramabahu]] (Kassapa VI), king of [[Sri Lanka]] (d. [[1041]])
* [[Zhou Dunyi]], Chinese [[philosopher]] and cosmologist (d. [[1073]])
== Deaths ==
* [[February 5]] &ndash; [[Sancho García of Castile|Sancho García]], count of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]]
* [[June 5]] &ndash; [[Emperor Sanjō|Sanjō]], ex-emperor of [[Japan]] (b. [[976]])
* [[June 22]] &ndash; [[Leo Passianos]], Byzantine general
* [[July 6]] &ndash; [[Genshin]], Japanese [[Tendai]] scholar (b. [[942]])
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Henry of Schweinfurt]], German [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Wang Dan (Song dynasty)|Wang Dan]], Chinese [[Grand chancellor (China)|Grand Chancellor]]
* [[Eadric Streona]], ealdorman of [[Mercia]]
* [[Eadwig Ætheling]], son of [[Æthelred the Unready|Æthelred II]]
* [[Elvira of Castile, Queen of León|Elvira of Castile]], queen consort of León
* [[Emnilda]], duchess consort of [[Greater Poland|Poland]]
* [[Fujiwara no Junshi]], Japanese empress (b. [[957]])
* [[Judith of Brittany]], duchess of [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] (b. [[982]])
* [[Ma'mun II]], Ma'munid ruler of [[Khwarezm]]
* [[Ramon Borrell, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Borrell]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] (b. [[972]])
* [[Renaud of Vendôme]], French nobleman
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==Sources==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite book
| last1     = Agnihotri
| first1    = V. K.
| title     = Indian History with Objective Questions and Historical Maps
| date      = 2010
| publisher = Allied Publishers
| edition   = 26
| chapter   = South India
| isbn      = 978-8184243406
| page      = 59
}}
* {{cite book
| first1    = Gilbert
| last1     = Meynier
| date      = 2010
| title     = L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)
| language  = fr
| publisher = Paris: La Découverte
| isbn      = 978-2707152312
}}
{{refend}}
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