Editing 11th century (section)

===[[1050s]]===
[[Image:Flat casket Cuenca Louvre OA2775.jpg|thumb|upright|A flat casket carved out of [[ivory]] from [[Al-Andalus]] (Islamic Spain), {{circa|1050}}]]
* 1052: [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]] converts the rural villa at [[Byōdō-in]] into a famous Japanese [[Buddhist temple]].
* 1053: the Norman commander [[Humphrey of Hauteville]] is victorious in the [[Battle of Civitate]] against the [[Lombards]] and the [[papal]] coalition led by [[Rudolf of Benevento]]; [[Pope Leo IX]] himself is captured by the Normans.
* 1054: the [[East-West Schism|Great Schism]], in which the Western ([[Roman Catholic]]) and [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches separated from each other. Similar schisms in the past had been later repaired, but this one continues after nearly 1000 years.
* 1054: a large [[supernova]] is observed by astronomers, the [[Supernova remnant|remnants]] of which would form the [[Crab Nebula]].
* 1054: the [[Battle of Atapuerca]] is fought between [[García V of Navarre]] and [[Ferdinand I of León]].
* 1055: the Seljuk Turks capture [[Baghdad]], taking the [[Buyid]] [[Emir]] [[Al-Malik al-Rahim]] prisoner.
* 1056: [[Ferdinand I of León]], [[List of Castilian monarchs|King of Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|King of León]], is crowned [[Imperator totius Hispaniae]] (Emperor of All [[Hispania]]).
* 1056: [[William II of England]] the son of William the Conqueror, was born.
* 1057: [[Anawrahta]], ruler of the [[Pagan Kingdom]], defeated the [[Mon kingdoms|Mon]] city of [[Thaton]], thus unifying all of [[Myanmar]].
* 1057: [[Macbeth of Scotland|Macbeth]], king of Scotland, dies in battle against the future king Malcolm III.
* 1057: Invasion of the [[Banu Hilal]], Kairouan destroyed, [[Zirid dynasty|Zirids]] reduced to a tiny coastal strip, remainder fragments into petty [[Bedouin]] [[emirate]]s.<ref>On the Banu Hillal invasion, see Ibn Khaldoun (v.1).</ref>