Editing 11th century (section)

=== 1001–1009 ===
[[Image:Ewer birds Louvre MR333.jpg|thumb|upright|An 11th-century [[rock crystal]] ewer of [[Fatimid]] Egypt]]
* 1001: [[Mahmud of Ghazni]], [[Muslim]] leader of [[Ghazni]], begins a series of raids into Northern [[India]]; he finishes in 1027 with the destruction of [[Somnath]].
* c. 1001: [[Norsemen]], led by [[Leif Eriksson]], establish short-lived settlements in and around [[Vinland]] in [[North America]].
* 1001–1008: Japanese Lady [[Murasaki Shikibu]] writes ''[[The Tale of Genji]].''
* 1001 ± 40 years: [[Baitoushan]] volcano on what would be the Chinese-Korean border, erupts with a force of 6.5, the fourth largest [[Holocene]] blast.
* 1001: The ancient kingdom of [[Butuan (historical polity)|Butuan]], through its King, Rajah Kiling, made contact with the Chinese, [[Song dynasty]] recorded the first appearance of Butuan tributary mission through Lijehan and Jiaminan at the Chinese Imperial Court on March 17, 1001 AD.
* 1003: [[Robert II of France]] invades the [[Duchy of Burgundy]], then ruled by [[Otto-William, Duke of Burgundy]]; the initial invasion is unsuccessful, but Robert II eventually gains the acceptance of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] in 1016 and annexes Burgundy into his realm.
* 1004: [[Song dynasty]] court prohibited [[Butuan (historical polity)|Butuan]] from exporting several items with their predilection due to issues on rules and regulation.
* 1004: The library and university [[Dar Al-Hekma]] is founded in Egypt under the [[Fatimid]]s.
* 1005: The [[Treaty of Shanyuan]] is signed between the [[China|Chinese]] [[Song dynasty]] and the [[Khitan people|Khitan]] [[Liao dynasty]].
* 1006: King [[Dharmawangsa]]'s [[Mataram kingdom]] falls under the invasion of King Wurawari from Lwaram (highly possible [[Srivijaya]]n ally in Java).<ref name="Soekmono, R 1973, p.52">Soekmono, R, Drs., Pengantar Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia 2, 2nd ed. Penerbit Kanisius, Yogyakarta, 1973, 5th reprint edition in 1988 p.52</ref>
* 1007: [[Butuan (historical polity)|Butuan]] king, Rajah Kiling through the ambassador I-hsu-han sent a formal memorial on [[Song dynasty]] Imperial court requesting equal status with [[Champa]] but the request was denied on the grounds that "Butuan is beneath Champa." due to Champa being an older tributary state since the 4th century.
* 1008: The [[Fatimid]] Egyptian sea captain Domiyat travels to the [[Buddhist]] pilgrimage site in [[Shandong]], China, to seek out the Chinese [[Emperor Zhenzong of Song]] with gifts from his ruling [[Imamah (Shi'a doctrine)|Imam]] [[Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah]], successfully reopening [[Diplomacy|diplomatic]] relations between Egypt and China that had been lost since the collapse of the [[Tang dynasty]].
* 1009: [[Lý Thái Tổ]] overthrows the [[Anterior Lê dynasty]] of Vietnam, establishing the [[Lý dynasty]].
* 1009–1010: The Lombard known as [[Melus of Bari]] leads an insurrection against the Byzantine [[Catapanate of Italy|Catepan of Italy]], [[John Curcuas (catepan)|John Curcuas]], as the latter was killed in battle and replaced by [[Basil Mesardonites]], who brought Byzantine reinforcements.