1001
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| 1001 by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1001 MI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1754 |
| Armenian calendar | 450 ԹՎ ՆԾ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5751 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 922–923 |
| Bengali calendar | 408 |
| Berber calendar | 1951 |
| English Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 1545 |
| Burmese calendar | 363 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6509–6510 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 3698 or 3491 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 3699 or 3492 |
| Coptic calendar | 717–718 |
| Discordian calendar | 2167 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 993–994 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4761–4762 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1057–1058 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 922–923 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4101–4102 |
| Holocene calendar | 11001 |
| Igbo calendar | 1–2 |
| Iranian calendar | 379–380 |
| Islamic calendar | 391–392 |
| Japanese calendar | Chōhō 3 (長保３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 902–904 |
| Julian calendar | 1001 MI |
| Korean calendar | 3334 |
| Minguo calendar | 911 before ROC 民前911年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −467 |
| Seleucid era | 1312/1313 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1543–1544 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1127 or 746 or −26 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1128 or 747 or −25 |
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[edit]
By place[edit]
Africa[edit]
- Khazrun ben Falful, from the Maghrawa family Banu Khazrun, begins ruling Tripoli, on the African continent.
Asia[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Vikings, led by Leif Eriksson, establish small settlements in and around Vinland in North America (approximate date).
By topic[edit]
Religion[edit]
- King Edward the Martyr of England is canonized.
- The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Esztergom is established.
- Oqropiri (Ioane I), Svimeon III and Melkisedek I are Catholicoi of Iberia within one year.
- A tomb of Saint Ivo (possibly) is uncovered in Huntingdonshire, England.
Births[edit]
- March 29 – Sokkate, Burmese king (d. 1044)
- Al-Qa'im, Abbasid caliph (d. 1075)
- Duncan I, king of Alba (Scotland) (d. 1040)
- Godwin, English nobleman (d. 1053)
- Herluin de Conteville, Norman nobleman (d. 1066)
- Ingegerd Olofsdotter, Grand Princess of Kiev (d. 1050)
Deaths[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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.