Editing 1087 (section)

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* Summer &ndash; The [[Taifa of Valencia]] falls under the domination of [[El Cid]]. He stabilizes the region around [[Valencia]], which has revolted against the Moorish puppet ruler [[Taifa of Valencia#Dhunnunid dynasty|Al-Qadir]].<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p. 83.</ref>
* [[Inge the Elder]] returns to [[Svealand]] and kills his brother-in-law [[Blot-Sweyn]] after a 3-year reign. Inge again proclaims himself king of [[Sweden]] (approximate date).

==== England ====
* [[September 9]] &ndash; [[William the Conqueror]] dies in [[Rouen]] after a fall from his horse. He is succeeded as [[Kingdom of England|king of England]] by his third son [[William II of England|William II]].
* A [[Early fires of London#Norman|fire in London]] destroys much of the city, including [[Old St Paul's Cathedral|St. Paul's Cathedral]]. Bishop [[Maurice (bishop of London)|Maurice]] starts the rebuilding of a new, much larger cathedral.

==== Africa ====
* [[Mahdia campaign of 1087|Mahdia campaign]]: The navies of [[Republic of Genoa|Genoa]] and [[Republic of Pisa|Pisa]] take the capital of the [[Zirids]], and occupy [[Mahdia]] for a year. Subsequently, both republics obtain trading privileges.<ref>Gilbert Meynier (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte; p. 56.</ref>
* Completion of [[Bab al-Futuh]], [[Cairo]]

==== Japan ====
* [[January 3]] &ndash; Emperor [[Emperor Shirakawa|Shirakawa]] abdicates in favor of his 7-year-old son [[Emperor Horikawa|Horikawa]] after a 14-year reign. He exerts his personal power to set the [[cloistered rule]] system further in motion.

====Middle East====
* [[May]]: The marriage of Caliph [[al-Muqtadi]] and [[Mah-i Mulk Khatun|Mah-i Mulk]] is consummated. This marriage strengthens the political relation of [[Malik-Shah I]] and the Caliph.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[May 9]] &ndash; The [[relics]] of [[Saint Nicholas]], patron saint of seafarers, are stolen by Italian sailors from his church in [[Myra]] (modern [[Turkey]]) and transported to [[Bari]] in southern [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]].<ref name=encyclopedia>{{cite book|last=Kleinhenz|first=Christopher|title=Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia|year=2010|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=978-0-415-93930-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1piMMqjAf1MC&q=gran+tavola+bonsignori|page=95}}</ref>
* [[September 16]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Victor III|Victor III]] dies after a 1-year [[pontificate]] at [[Monte Cassino]]. He is buried in the abbey's [[chapter house]].