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[[File:Chronicon Pictum P053 Péter és III Henrik.JPG|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Peter, King of Hungary|Peter Orseolo]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]]]
Year '''1038''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MXXXVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Sunday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== By place ===
==== Europe ====
* [[August 15]] &ndash; On the death of his uncle, [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen I]], [[Peter, King of Hungary|Peter Orseolo]] becomes the second ruler of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]].
* [[August]] – A battle occurs near the town of Alfuente, [[Andalucia]], between the [[Taifa of Granada]] and the [[Taifa of Almeria]], as described by the Jewish poet [[Samuel ibn Naghrela]]. 
* [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor]] ("the Elder") travels to [[Southern Italy]] and holds court in [[Troia, Apulia|Troia]]. He orders [[Pandulf IV of Capua]] to restore the territories of [[Monte Cassino]]. Pandulf holes himself up in the fortress of [[Sant'Agata de' Goti]], and dispatches [[tribute]] (300 lb of gold) and his son as hostage to Troia as a token of peace. Conrad accepts his offer, but the son escapes. Conrad goes on the offensive and seizes Capua, and gives it to [[Guaimar IV of Salerno]].
* Duke [[John II of Amalfi|John II]] drives his brother [[Manso II of Amalfi|Manso II]] and his mother [[Maria of Amalfi|Maria]] out of [[Duchy of Amalfi|Amalfi]]. He has Manso blinded and [[exile]]d to the island of [[Sirenuse]]. John reconciles with Maria, and allows her to remain as co-ruler of Amalfi.
* Duke [[Bretislav I]] of [[Duchy of Bohemia|Bohemia]] invades [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]]. He captures and destroys the cities of [[Gniezno]] and [[Poznań]].
* The name of [[Versailles, Yvelines|Versailles]], at this time a small village, appears for the first time in a medieval [[charter]] in [[Kingdom of France|France]].

==== Asia ====
* [[January 9]] &ndash; An [[1038 Dingxiang earthquake|earthquake]] in [[Dingxiang County|Dingxiang]], [[China]] kills an estimated 32,300.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/327 |access-date=15 December 2024 |doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K}}</ref>
* [[November 10]] &ndash; [[Li Yuanhao]] proclaims himself Emperor of the [[Western Xia]], declaring independence from the [[Song dynasty]] in China.<ref name="mcgrath 2008 157">McGrath (2008), 157.</ref>

== Births ==
* [[Ibn Butlan]], Arab [[Nestorianism|Nestorian Christian]] physician (d. [[1075]])
* [[Isaac ibn Ghiyyat]], Jewish [[rabbi]] and philosopher (d. [[1089]])
* [[Rostislav of Tmutarakan]], Kievan Rus' prince (d. [[1066]])
* [[Sancho Garcés, Lord of Uncastillo]], Spanish [[Nobility|nobleman]] (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* March &ndash; [[William VI, Duke of Aquitaine]], French nobleman (b. [[1004]])
* [[March 28]] &ndash; [[Hai Gaon]], Jewish theologian (b. [[939]])
* [[April 23]] &ndash; [[Liudolf, Margrave of Frisia|Liudolf of Brunswick]], margrave of [[Frisia]]
* [[May 4]] &ndash; [[Gotthard of Hildesheim|Gotthard]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Hildesheim|Hildesheim]] (b. [[960]])
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Shibl al-Dawla Nasr]], Mirdasid emir of [[Aleppo]]
* [[July 6]] &ndash; [[Ōnakatomi no Sukechika]], Japanese [[Japanese poetry|poet]] (b. [[954]])
* [[July 18]] &ndash; [[Gunhilda of Denmark]], queen consort of Germany
* July &ndash; [[Herman IV, Duke of Swabia|Herman IV]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] ([[Babenberg|House of Babenberg]])
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Stephen I of Hungary|Stephen I]], king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]]
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[Herman I, Margrave of Meissen]], German nobleman 
* [[December 3]] &ndash; [[Emma of Lesum]], German noblewoman
* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[Beorhtheah]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester|Worcester]]
* [[Æthelnoth (archbishop of Canterbury)|Aethelnoth]], archbishop of [[Diocese of Canterbury|Canterbury]]
* [[Alice of Normandy]], countess of [[County of Burgundy|Burgundy]]
* [[Al-Tha'alibi]], Persian historian (b. [[961]])
* [[Budic of Nantes]], French nobleman
* [[Earl Ealdred, son of Uchtred|Ealdred]], ealdorman of [[Bamburgh]], murdered
* [[Ermengol II, Count of Urgell|Ermengol II]] ("the Pilgrim"), count of [[County of Urgell|Urgell]] 
* [[Farrukhi Sistani]], Persian poet (or [[1037]])
* [[Felix of Rhuys]], Breton [[order of Saint Benedict|Benedictine]] abbot
* [[Habbus al-Muzaffar]], Zirid ruler of [[Taifa of Granada|Granada]]
* [[Kyiso]], Burmese king of the [[Pagan Kingdom|Pagan Dynasty]]
* [[Ralph III of Valois]] (or Raoul), French nobleman

== References ==
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== Sources ==
* McGrath, Michael (2008). "Frustrated Empires: The Song-Tangut Xia War of 1038–1044", in ''Battlefronts Real and Imagined: War, Border, and Identity in the Chinese Middle Period'', 151–190. Edited by Don J. Wyatt. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan. {{ISBN|978-1-4039-6084-9}}.

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