Editing 1065 (section)

=== By place ===

==== Europe ====
* [[December 24]] &ndash; King [[Ferdinand I of León]] ("the Great") dies in [[León, Spain]], after an 11-year reign as [[Imperator totius Hispaniae|Emperor of All Spain]]. His kingdom is divided among his three sons: the eldest [[Sancho II of Castile and León|Sancho II]], the second  [[Alfonso VI of León and Castile|Alfonso VI]] and the youngest [[García II of Galicia|García II]]. The kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galicia]] and [[County of Portugal|Portugal]] become independent under the rule of García.
[[File:Europe-south-west-kingdoms.png|thumb|right|Political situation in the Northern [[Iberian Peninsula]] around 1065:
{{legend|#ba7f45|[[García II of Galicia|Garcia II]]'s domains (Galicia)}} 
{{legend|#68ae94|Badajoz, owing tribute to Garcia}}
{{legend|#329ca7|Seville, owing tribute to Garcia}}
{{legend|#c2a541|Alfonso VI's domains (León)}}
{{legend|#88a756|Toledo, owing tribute to Alfonso}}
{{legend|#dcc983|[[Sancho II of León and Castile|Sancho II]]'s domains (Castile)}}
{{legend|#c0bf78|Zaragoza, owing tribute to Sancho}}]]

==== England ====
* [[October 3]] &ndash; [[Northumbrian Revolt of 1065|Northumbria revolts]] against [[Tostig Godwinson]], who is exiled. He takes refuge with his brother-in-law, Count [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders|Baldwin V]] in [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (modern [[Belgium]]). The Northumbrian nobles choose [[Morcar]] (or Morkere) as earl at [[York]].
* [[December 28]] &ndash; [[Westminster Abbey]] is consecrated by King [[Edward the Confessor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/consecration-westminster-abbey|title=The consecration of Westminster Abbey {{!}} History Today|website=www.historytoday.com|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* [[Alp Arslan]], leader of the [[Seljuq dynasty|Seljuk Turks]], campaigns against the [[Kipchaks]] and the [[Turkmens|Türkmen]] in [[Central Asia]]. He captures the city of [[Kars]] and plunders the western provinces of [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]].

==== China ====
* [[Sima Guang]], chancellor of the [[Song dynasty]], heads a team of scholars in initiating the compilation of an enormous written [[universal history (genre)|universal history]] of China, known as the ''[[Zizhi Tongjian]]''.