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==== Europe ====
* King [[Canute II of Sweden]] ("the Tall") dies after a five-year reign. His rival, [[Eric XI of Sweden|Eric XI]] ("the Lisp and Lame"), returns as ruler of [[Sweden]] (possibly after a civil war between the two of them). It is also possible that Canute dies of natural causes, and Eric peacefully then returns as king.
* King [[Andrew II of Hungary]] proclaims his son, [[Coloman of Galicia]], as ruler (or ''[[Ban (title)|ban]]'') of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages|Bosnia]], who passes it on to [[Prijezda]], a cousin of [[Matej Ninoslav]], despite Matej being the legitimate ruler.
* [[Reconquista]]: King [[Sancho II of Portugal]] conquers the cities of [[Aljustrel]] and [[Mértola]] from the [[Moors]].<ref name=picard2000>{{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>