Editing 1086 (section)

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[October 23]] &ndash; [[Battle of Sagrajas]]: Spanish forces under King [[Alfonso VI of Castile|Alfonso VI]] ("the Brave") of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] are defeated by the [[Moors]] and their allies, the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]], who have been invited to help on orders by Emir [[Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]].
* [[Siege of Syracuse (1086)]] &ndash; Norman forces under Count [[Roger I of Sicily|Roger I]] ("Bosso") conquer [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], the last Muslim stronghold in [[County of Sicily|Sicily]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dobson|first=R. B.|title=Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages|year=2000|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=1-57958-282-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=om4olQhrE84C&q=gran+tavola+bonsignori|page=1349}}</ref>

==== England ====
* [[August 1]] &ndash; King [[William the Conqueror]] calls for a meeting at [[Old Sarum]], where he invites his major vassals and tenants-in-chief to swear allegiance to him. This is known as the Oath of Salisbury.
* The [[Domesday Book]] is completed. Drawn up on the orders of William I; it describes in detail the landholdings and resources in [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* The population in England is estimated to be 1.25 million citizens with 10% living in boroughs.<ref>[[W. G. Hoskins]]. ''[[The Making of the English Landscape]]''. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955; also Pelican Books, 1970.</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Suleiman ibn Qutulmish]], ruler of the [[Sultanate of Rum|Turks in Rum]], is killed by Emir [[Tutush I]] in the [[battle of Ain Salm]] near [[Antakya|Antioch]]. Suleiman's 7-year-old son [[Kilij Arslan I]] is captured and transferred as hostage to [[Isfahan]] (modern [[Iran]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Basan |first1=Osman Aziz |title=The Great Seljuqs: A History |year=2010 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1136953934|page=91}}</ref>
* Sultan [[Malik-Shah I]] rebuilds the [[Imam Ali Shrine|Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]] (modern [[Iraq]]), after it was destroyed by fire.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[Pope Victor III]] succeeds [[Pope Gregory VII|Gregory VII]] as the 158th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]], though he does not accept election until [[1087]].</onlyinclude>