Editing 1048

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[[File:Tomb of Pope Damasus II.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Tomb of [[Pope Damasus II]] (r. 1048)]]
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== Events ==
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===By place===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[September 18]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kapetron]]: A combined Byzantine-Georgian army, under Byzantine generals [[Aaronios]] and [[Katakalon Kekaumenos]] (supported by the Georgian duke [[Liparit IV, Duke of Kldekari|Liparit IV]]), confronts the invading [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuk Turks]], led by [[Ibrahim Inal]] (a half-brother of Sultan [[Tughril]]), at Kapetron (near modern-day [[Pasinler, Erzurum|Pasinler]]). The Byzantines defeat their opposing Turkish forces in the flanks, but in the centre Ibrahim Inal captures Liparit, and can safely withdraw from Byzantine territory, laden with spoils and captives, including Liparit.<ref>{{cite book | last=Beihammer | first=Alexander Daniel | title=Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, ca. 1040–1130 | publisher=Taylor & Francis | year=2017 | isbn=978-1-351-98386-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HyYlDwAAQBAJ | pages=77–79}}</ref>
* Winter &ndash; Emperor [[Constantine IX Monomachos|Constantine IX]] sends an embassy with gifts and a ransom, to release Liparit IV to Tughril. However, the sultan sets Liparit free, on the condition that he will never again fight the Seljuks.

==== Europe ====
* Winter &ndash; [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor]] appoints his cousin, Bishop [[Pope Leo IX|Bruno of Toul]] (related to the counts of [[Eguisheim|Egisheim-Dagsburg]] in [[Upper Alsace]]) as successor of Damasus II at an [[Popular assembly|assembly]] at [[Worms, Germany|Worms]].
* The city of [[Oslo]] is founded by King [[Harald Hardrada]] of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] (approximate date).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g190479-s1/Oslo:Norway:Inside.html |title=Inside Oslo: Inside |publisher=Trip Advisor |access-date=25 March 2010}}</ref>

==== England ====
* 1048 or 1066 &ndash; End of the [[Viking Age]]: [[Vikings]] make an unsuccessful raid on the [[Kingdom of England]]; The raiders flee to [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (modern [[Belgium]]).<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=50–51|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* King [[Edward the Confessor]] goes to war against Flanders, blockading the [[English Channel]] with a fleet based at [[Sandwich, Kent]].<ref name=CBH/>

==== China ====
* Catastrophic [[1048 Yellow River flood|Yellow River flood]] in [[Northern Song]] China; the river changes its course until 1194.

===By topic===

====Religion====
* [[July 16]] &ndash; At orders of Henry III, German troops under [[Boniface III, Margrave of Tuscany]] ("of Canossa"), enter [[Rome]] and expel [[Pope Benedict IX]].
* [[July 17]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Damasus II|Damasus II]] succeeds Benedict IX as the 151st [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]], but dies after 23 days.
* December &ndash; Bruno von Egisheim-Dagsburg, bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Toul|Toul]], is selected as the new pope by an assembly at Worms - after canonical election in Rome next February, he assumes the name [[Pope Leo IX]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[May 18]] &ndash; [[Omar Khayyam]], Persian [[Mathematics in medieval Islam|mathematician]] and poet (d. [[1131]])
* [[May 25]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shenzong of Song|Shenzong]], emperor of the [[Song dynasty]] (d. [[1085]])
* October &ndash; [[Matilda of Germany, Duchess of Swabia|Matilda of Germany]], duchess of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]] (d. [[1060]])
* [[Arwa al-Sulayhi]], queen and co-ruler of [[Yemen]] (d. [[1138]])
* [[Domnall Ua Lochlainn]], High King of [[Ireland]] (d. [[1121]])
* [[Harding of Bristol]], English [[Reeve (England)|sheriff reeve]] (approximate date)
* [[Magnus II of Norway|Magnus II]] (Haraldsson), king of [[Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)|Norway]] (approximate date)
* [[Peter I, Count of Savoy|Peter I]], Italian [[Nobility|nobleman]] ([[House of Savoy]]) (d. [[1078]]) (approximate date)
* [[Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami]], Persian [[Sufism|Sufi]] writer and poet (d. [[1141]])
* [[Turgot of Durham]], Scottish bishop (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia|Jingzong]], Chinese founding emperor of [[Western Xia]] (b. [[1003]])
* [[January 25]] &ndash; [[Poppo of Stavelot|Poppo]], abbot of [[Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy|Stavelot-Malmedy]] (b. [[977]])
* [[March 29]] (or 1047) &ndash; [[Æthelstan of Abingdon]], English abbot (or [[1047]])
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Yorinobu]], Japanese [[samurai]] (b. [[968]])
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Berno of Reichenau]], German [[abbot]]
* [[August 9]] &ndash; [[Pope Damasus II|Damasus II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[November 11]] &ndash; [[Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine|Adalbert]], duke of [[Duchy of Lorraine|Upper Lorraine]] (b. [[AD 1000|1000]])
* [[December 9]] &ndash; [[Al-Biruni]], Persian scholar and [[polymath]] (b. [[973]])
* [[Cenn Fáelad Ua Cúill]], Irish poet and [[Ollamh Érenn|Chief Ollam]]
* [[Humbert I, Count of Savoy|Humbert I]], founder of the House of Savoy (or [[1047]])
* [[Mael Fabhaill Ua hEidhin]], Irish king of [[Uí Fiachrach Aidhne]]
* [[Rainulf Trincanocte]], Italo-Norman nobleman

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