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== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* King [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry II]] of [[Germany]] signs a peace treaty at [[Merseburg]] with Duke [[Bolesław I the Brave]]) of [[Greater Poland|Poland]]. As part of the treaty, Bolesław pays [[Homage (feudal)|homage]] and recognizes Henry as his overlord in exchange for receiving the [[March of Lusatia]] (including the town of [[Bautzen]]) and the [[Margravate of Meissen|March of Meissen]] as [[fief]]s. To seal their peace, Bolesław's son [[Mieszko II Lambert|Mieszko II]] marries [[Richeza of Lotharingia]] (granddaughter of the late Emperor [[Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto II]]).
* [[Sulayman ibn al-Hakam]] reconquers the [[Caliphate of Córdoba]] in [[Al-Andalus]] (modern [[Spain]]) and deposes [[Hisham II]]. Sulayman becomes the fifth [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] caliph of Córdoba (until [[1016]]).
* Winter &ndash; Henry II (anxious to be crowned as [[Holy Roman Emperor]]) mobilises a German expeditionary army at [[Augsburg]], to begin his second Italian military campaign.

==== England ====
* Summer &ndash; Danish [[Vikings|Viking]] raiders led by [[Sweyn Forkbeard]] (accompanied by his son [[Cnut the Great|Cnut]]) sail from [[Denmark]] to attack [[Kingdom of England|England]]. Again [[London]] defends itself and the Vikings move elsewhere, plundering [[Wessex]], [[Mercia]] and [[Kingdom of Northumbria|Northumbria]]. King [[Æthelred the Unready]] sends his sons [[Edward the Confessor|Edward]] and [[Alfred Aetheling|Alfred]] to [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]]. Æthelred retreats to the [[Isle of Wight]] and follows them later into [[exile]].{{sfn|Palmer|Palmer|1992}}
* [[December 25]] &ndash; Sweyn Forkbeard takes control of the [[Danelaw]] and is proclaimed king of England in London. Some of the English provinces refuse to pay homage to Sweyn, who has no dynastic right to claim the throne.{{sfn|Palmer|Palmer|1992}}{{sfn|Williams|2005}}

==== Asia ====
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Emperor Sanjō]] of Japan visits the home of influential statesman [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]].<ref name=Titsingh13/>
* [[December]] &ndash; Fujiwara no Masanobu, an officer of the guard of [[Fujiwara no Kenshi (994–1027)|empress consort Kenshi of Japan]], is killed by Fujiwara no Korekane and Michinaga orders the assassin imprisoned.<ref name=Titsingh13>{{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|oclc=5850691|page=155}}</ref>
* The ''[[Four Great Books of Song]]'', the [[Song dynasty]] Chinese encyclopedia ''[[Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau]]'' which has been compiled since [[1005]], is completed in 1,000 volumes of 9.4 million written [[Chinese characters]].
* [[Kaifeng]], capital of China, becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]] in Al-Andalus (modern Spain).{{sfn|Chandler|1989}}{{sfn|Rosenberg|2001}}

=== By topic ===
==== Religion ====
* Æthelred II appoints [[Lyfing (Archbishop of Canterbury)|Lyfing]] as archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]] in England. He restores [[Canterbury Cathedral]], adding porticus towers and a massive [[westwork]].<ref name=Handbook214>Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 214.</ref>
* [[Beauvais]] changes from a county to a bishopric (approximate date).</onlyinclude>