Palace Scandal: Princess Consort Yasuko has an affair. Michinaga (her half-brother) investigates it secretly and finds out the truth about her pregnancy. Yasuko cries and repents. Yasuko leaves the palace under the patronage of Empress Dowager Senshi and Michinaga (moved to his residence).[citation needed]
January 10: Death of Empress Dowager Masako (empress consort of the late Emperor Reizei)[citation needed]
April 8: Fujiwara no Shoshi is promoted to Empress (Chugu), while there is another empress, Fujiwara no Teishi (kogo) - this is the first time that there are two empresses[2]
The
papacy during this time was in a period of decline, in retrospect known as the saeculum obscurum ("Dark Age") or "pornocracy" ("rule of harlots"), a state of affairs that would result in the
Great Schism between
Roman Catholicism and
Eastern Orthodoxy later in the 11th century.
The
Kingdom of Hungary was established in 1000 as a Christian state. In the next centuries, the Kingdom of Hungary became the pre-eminent cultural power in the Central European region. On
December 25,
Stephen I was crowned as the first King of Hungary in
Esztergom.
Sancho III of Pamplona became King of
Aragon and
Navarre. The
Reconquista was gaining some ground, but the southern Iberian peninsula would still be dominated by Islam for centuries to come;
Córdoba at this time was the world's largest city with 450,000 inhabitants.
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.
Winter – Æthelred pays tribute (or
Danegeld) to
Sweyn Forkbeard, buying him off with a massive payment of 24,000 lbs of silver to hold off further
Viking raids against England.
February 9 –
Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Duke
Bolesław I (the Brave) of
Poland. The following months, Boleslaus' brothers
Jaromír and
Oldřich flee to
Germany and place themselves under the protection of King
Henry II, while Boleslaus orders the massacre of his Bohemian leading nobles at
Vyšehrad.
Spring – King
Henry II crosses with an expeditionary force through the
Brenner Pass to
Trento. After initial military successes against
Arduin of Ivrea, he receives the homage of the Italian
clergy and
Lombard noble families.
May 14 – Henry II is crowned
King of Italy by Archbishop
Arnulf II in
Pavia. A quarrel ensues between the German troops and the Pavese citizens. Henry orders a massacre of the population in response, destroying the city.
Summer – Emperor
Sheng Zong of
Liao launches a major offensive against the
Song dynasty. He invades
Shanyang and threatens the Song capital of
Kaifeng (approximate date).
Jingdezhen porcelain enters a period of significant production during the Song dynasty.
Summer – Danish
Viking raiders under
Sweyn Forkbeard continue to ravage the cities (mostly poorly defended) in southern
England. A
famine strikes Sweyn's army, which has to live off the land.[11]
High King of Ireland
Brian Boru makes a second expedition to the north, to take
hostages from the northern kingdoms. During this campaign he visits
Armagh – making an offering of 20 ounces of
gold to the church and confirming to the apostolic see of
Saint Patrick, ecclesiastical supremacy over the whole of
Ireland.[12]
Lê Trung Tông succeeds his father
Lê Hoàn as emperor of the
early Lê dynasty (modern
Vietnam), preceding anarchy and 8 months succession war with other princes.
Lê Ngoạ Triều succeeds his brother Lê Trung Tông, killing him after just a 3 day reign.
By topic
Arts and literature
The Shūi Wakashū ("Collection of Gleanings"), an anthology of waka (poetry), is compiled by ex-
Emperor Kazan of
Japan (approximate date).
Summer – An Arab
Saracen fleet appears before
Pisa, but departs again. The Pisans take their fleet to sea and chase the Arabs down to
Southern Italy where, in the Battle of
Reggio Calabria, the Pisan fleet defeats the Arabs.
January 1 (New Year’s Day) – Imperial Princess Shushi is granted the title Ippon Shinno (first rank princess).
January 29 – Ranking ceremony of
Murasaki Shikibu – as a renowned writer and lady-in-waiting, tutor of
Empress Shōshi, she is elevated to the highest position in the palace below the empress.
April – Imperial Prince Tomohira receives the title nihon (second rank prince).
King
Æthelred the Unready orders a new fleet of warships built, organised on a national scale. It is a huge undertaking, but is completed the following year.[17]
Doge
Pietro II Orseolo dies after an 18-year reign in which he has started the expansion of Venetia by conquering the islands of
Lastovo and
Korčula along the
Dalmatian coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son
Otto Orseolo as sole ruler of
Venice.[22]
Law on planning and building passed in
Serbia during the reign of Prince
Jovan Vladimir.
Princess Takahime (daughter of Imperial Prince Tomohira, cousin of emperor Ichijo) is married to
Fujiwara no Yorimichi, first son of
Fujiwara no Michinaga, enlarging the latter’s power.
Takashina no Mitsuko is imprisoned for cursing the empress;
Fujiwara no Korechika is also implicated but later pardoned.
Murasaki Shikibu teaches the Chinese written language to Empress Shoshi in secret because this is usually a male accomplishment.
^Kingsley Bolton; Christopher Hutton (2000). Triad Societies: Western Accounts of the History, Sociology and Linguistics of Chinese Secret Societies.
ISBN978-0-415-24397-1.
^Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 381–384. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
ISBN019-280-1392.
^According to the "Annals of Magdeburg" (c. 1170) and some other sources.
^Quoted in Mats G. Larsson, Götarnas riken: Upptäcktsfärder till Sveriges enande. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2002, p. 185.
^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.
ISBN3-89913-005-7.
Palace Scandal: Princess Consort Yasuko has an affair. Michinaga (her half-brother) investigates it secretly and finds out the truth about her pregnancy. Yasuko cries and repents. Yasuko leaves the palace under the patronage of Empress Dowager Senshi and Michinaga (moved to his residence).[citation needed]
January 10: Death of Empress Dowager Masako (empress consort of the late Emperor Reizei)[citation needed]
April 8: Fujiwara no Shoshi is promoted to Empress (Chugu), while there is another empress, Fujiwara no Teishi (kogo) - this is the first time that there are two empresses[2]
The
papacy during this time was in a period of decline, in retrospect known as the saeculum obscurum ("Dark Age") or "pornocracy" ("rule of harlots"), a state of affairs that would result in the
Great Schism between
Roman Catholicism and
Eastern Orthodoxy later in the 11th century.
The
Kingdom of Hungary was established in 1000 as a Christian state. In the next centuries, the Kingdom of Hungary became the pre-eminent cultural power in the Central European region. On
December 25,
Stephen I was crowned as the first King of Hungary in
Esztergom.
Sancho III of Pamplona became King of
Aragon and
Navarre. The
Reconquista was gaining some ground, but the southern Iberian peninsula would still be dominated by Islam for centuries to come;
Córdoba at this time was the world's largest city with 450,000 inhabitants.
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.
Winter – Æthelred pays tribute (or
Danegeld) to
Sweyn Forkbeard, buying him off with a massive payment of 24,000 lbs of silver to hold off further
Viking raids against England.
February 9 –
Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Duke
Bolesław I (the Brave) of
Poland. The following months, Boleslaus' brothers
Jaromír and
Oldřich flee to
Germany and place themselves under the protection of King
Henry II, while Boleslaus orders the massacre of his Bohemian leading nobles at
Vyšehrad.
Spring – King
Henry II crosses with an expeditionary force through the
Brenner Pass to
Trento. After initial military successes against
Arduin of Ivrea, he receives the homage of the Italian
clergy and
Lombard noble families.
May 14 – Henry II is crowned
King of Italy by Archbishop
Arnulf II in
Pavia. A quarrel ensues between the German troops and the Pavese citizens. Henry orders a massacre of the population in response, destroying the city.
Summer – Emperor
Sheng Zong of
Liao launches a major offensive against the
Song dynasty. He invades
Shanyang and threatens the Song capital of
Kaifeng (approximate date).
Jingdezhen porcelain enters a period of significant production during the Song dynasty.
Summer – Danish
Viking raiders under
Sweyn Forkbeard continue to ravage the cities (mostly poorly defended) in southern
England. A
famine strikes Sweyn's army, which has to live off the land.[11]
High King of Ireland
Brian Boru makes a second expedition to the north, to take
hostages from the northern kingdoms. During this campaign he visits
Armagh – making an offering of 20 ounces of
gold to the church and confirming to the apostolic see of
Saint Patrick, ecclesiastical supremacy over the whole of
Ireland.[12]
Lê Trung Tông succeeds his father
Lê Hoàn as emperor of the
early Lê dynasty (modern
Vietnam), preceding anarchy and 8 months succession war with other princes.
Lê Ngoạ Triều succeeds his brother Lê Trung Tông, killing him after just a 3 day reign.
By topic
Arts and literature
The Shūi Wakashū ("Collection of Gleanings"), an anthology of waka (poetry), is compiled by ex-
Emperor Kazan of
Japan (approximate date).
Summer – An Arab
Saracen fleet appears before
Pisa, but departs again. The Pisans take their fleet to sea and chase the Arabs down to
Southern Italy where, in the Battle of
Reggio Calabria, the Pisan fleet defeats the Arabs.
January 1 (New Year’s Day) – Imperial Princess Shushi is granted the title Ippon Shinno (first rank princess).
January 29 – Ranking ceremony of
Murasaki Shikibu – as a renowned writer and lady-in-waiting, tutor of
Empress Shōshi, she is elevated to the highest position in the palace below the empress.
April – Imperial Prince Tomohira receives the title nihon (second rank prince).
King
Æthelred the Unready orders a new fleet of warships built, organised on a national scale. It is a huge undertaking, but is completed the following year.[17]
Doge
Pietro II Orseolo dies after an 18-year reign in which he has started the expansion of Venetia by conquering the islands of
Lastovo and
Korčula along the
Dalmatian coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son
Otto Orseolo as sole ruler of
Venice.[22]
Law on planning and building passed in
Serbia during the reign of Prince
Jovan Vladimir.
Princess Takahime (daughter of Imperial Prince Tomohira, cousin of emperor Ichijo) is married to
Fujiwara no Yorimichi, first son of
Fujiwara no Michinaga, enlarging the latter’s power.
Takashina no Mitsuko is imprisoned for cursing the empress;
Fujiwara no Korechika is also implicated but later pardoned.
Murasaki Shikibu teaches the Chinese written language to Empress Shoshi in secret because this is usually a male accomplishment.
^Kingsley Bolton; Christopher Hutton (2000). Triad Societies: Western Accounts of the History, Sociology and Linguistics of Chinese Secret Societies.
ISBN978-0-415-24397-1.
^Stenton, F. M. (1971). Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 381–384. The Oxford History of England. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
ISBN019-280-1392.
^According to the "Annals of Magdeburg" (c. 1170) and some other sources.
^Quoted in Mats G. Larsson, Götarnas riken: Upptäcktsfärder till Sveriges enande. Stockholm: Atlantis, 2002, p. 185.
^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.
ISBN3-89913-005-7.