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== 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&q=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>