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==== Europe ====
* [[January 5]] &ndash; [[Bolesław IV the Curly|Bolesław IV]] ('''the Curly'''), High Duke of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]], dies after a 27-year reign. He is succeeded by his half-brother [[Mieszko III the Old|Mieszko III]] ('''the Old'''), and as duke of [[Sandomierz]] in [[Lesser Poland]] by [[Casimir II the Just|Casimir II]] ('''the Just''').
* King [[Canute I of Sweden|Canute I]] ('''Knut Eriksson''') extends his rule after the death of co-ruler [[Kol of Sweden|Kol]] – which includes also [[Östergötland]]. He becomes the unopposed sole-ruler of [[Sweden]]. Canute is supported by Earl [[Birger Brosa]].
* [[Abu Yaqub Yusuf]], caliph of the [[Almohad Caliphate]], re-populates the western Andalusian city of [[Beja (Portugal)|Beja]]. But it is rapidly abandoned, a sign of the quick demographic weakening of the Muslims in the peninsula.<ref>{{cite book|last=Picard|first=Christophe|title=Le Portugal musulman (VIIIe-XIIIe siècle): L'Occident d'al-Andalus sous domination islamique|year=2000|publisher=Maisonneuve & Larose|location=Paris|isbn=2-7068-1398-9|page=110}}</ref>