Editing 1057

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[[File:Histamenon nomisma-Isaac I-sb1776.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Coin of Emperor [[Isaac I Komnenos|Isaac I]] (c. 1007–1060)]]
Year '''1057''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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===By place===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* [[June 8]] &ndash; General [[Isaac I Komnenos|Isaac Komnenos]] proclaims himself emperor in [[Paphlagonia]] (modern [[Turkey]]), and starts a civil war against Emperor [[Michael VI Bringas|Michael VI]]. He advances with a Byzantine expeditionary force towards [[Constantinople]]. At the same time, Michael sends an army against the rebels – western regiments and eastern ones (those from the [[Anatolic Theme]] and [[Charsianon]]) – to stop him.<ref>John Julius Norwich (1991). ''Byzantium: The Apogee – Isaac Komnenos on the March'', p. 329. {{ISBN|0-394-53779-3}}.</ref>
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[Battle of Petroe|Battle of Hades]]: Rebel forces under Isaac Komnenos defeat the Byzantines on the plains of Hades (near [[Nicaea]]). General [[Katakalon Kekaumenos]] routs the imperial right flank, and reaches the enemy's camp. He destroys the tents and supplies, which leaves the way open to Constantinople.
* [[September 1]] &ndash; A riot in favor of Isaac Komnenos breaks out in Constantinople. Patriarch [[Michael I Cerularius|Michael I]] convinces Michael VI to abdicate the throne, and Isaac is crowned as emperor of the [[Byzantine Empire]].

====Europe====
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Battle of Lumphanan]]: [[Macbeth, King of Scotland]] ("the Red King") is killed by [[Malcolm III of Scotland|Malcolm]] ("Canmore"). Macbeth is succeeded by his stepson [[Lulach]], who is crowned (probably on [[September 8]]) as king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] at [[Scone, Perth and Kinross|Scone]].
* August &ndash; [[Battle of Varaville]]: Norman forces under [[William the Conqueror]] defeat a Franco-Angevin army at the mouth of the [[Dives (river)|Dives]]. King [[Henry I of France]] on campaign in [[Duchy of Normandy|Normandy]] is forced to retreat his army.<ref>Douglas, David C. (1964). ''William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England'', pp. 72–73. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.</ref>
* King [[Ferdinand I of León]] ("the Great") takes the cities of [[Lamego]] and [[Viseu]] (modern [[Portugal]]) from Christian lords allied to the Muslim [[Taifa of Silves]].<ref name="picard 2000 1057">{{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=109}}</ref>

==== Africa ====
* The [[Banu Hilal]] razes [[Kairouan]] (in modern [[Tunisia]]). The [[Zirid dynasty]] has to re-settle to [[Mahdia]] (approximate date).

==== Asia ====
* King [[Anawrahta]] captures [[Thaton]], the capital of the [[Thaton Kingdom]], strengthening [[Theravada Buddhism]] in [[Myanmar|Burma]].

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[July 28]] &ndash; Pope [[Pope Victor II|Victor II]] dies after a 15-month [[pontificate]] at [[Arezzo]]. He is succeeded by [[Pope Stephen IX|Stephen IX]] as the 154th pope of the [[Catholic Church]].
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== Births ==
* [[Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057-1084)|Fujiwara no Kenshi]], Japanese empress (d. [[1084]])
* [[Fujiwara no Nakazane]], Japanese [[Nobility|nobleman]] (d. [[1118]])
* [[Hugh, Count of Vermandois]] ("the Great"), French nobleman (d. [[1101]])
* [[Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy]], French nobleman ([[House of Burgundy]]) (d. [[1093]])
* [[Ibn Tahir of Caesarea]], Arab scholar and historian (d. [[1113]]) (approximate date)
* [[Rhygyfarch]], Welsh bishop of [[Diocese of St David's|St. David's]] (d. [[1099]])
* [[William II of England|William II]] (William Rufus), king of [[Kingdom of England|England]] (d. [[1100]]) (approximate date)

== Deaths ==
* [[March 1]] &ndash; [[Ermesinde of Carcassonne|Ermesinde]], countess and [[regent]] of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]]
* [[April 19]] &ndash; [[Edward the Exile]], son of [[Edmund Ironside|Edmund II]] ('''Ironside''')
* [[June 1]] &ndash; [[Íñigo of Oña]], Spanish [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] abbot
* [[June 26]] &ndash; [[Otto, Margrave of the Nordmark|Otto]], margrave of the [[Northern March|Nordmark]]
* [[July 28]] &ndash; [[Pope Victor II|Victor II]], pope of the [[Catholic Church]]
* [[August 15]] &ndash; [[Macbeth, King of Scotland|Macbeth]], king of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] (b. before 1040)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Lynch |editor1-first=Michael |title=The Oxford companion to Scottish history |date=February 24, 2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780199693054 |page=402}}</ref>
* [[August 28]] &ndash; [[Abe no Yoritoki]], Japanese [[samurai]]
* [[August 31]] &ndash; [[Michael VI Bringas|Michael VI]], Byzantine emperor
* [[September 28]] &ndash; [[Otto III, Duke of Swabia|Otto III]], duke of [[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Lothair Udo I, Margrave of the Nordmark|Lothair Udo I]], German nobleman (b. [[994]])
* [[Al-Ma'arri|Abul 'Ala Al-Ma'arri]], Arabian philosopher (b. [[973]])
* [[Ala al-Din Abu'l-Ghana'im Sa'd]], Buyid [[vizier]]
* [[Bruno II of Brunswick|Bruno II]], margrave of [[Friesland]] (b. [[1024]])
* [[Di Qing]], Chinese general (b. [[1008]])
* [[Heca]] (or '''Hecca'''), bishop of [[Diocese of Chichester|Selsey]]
* [[Humphrey of Hauteville]], Norman nobleman
* [[Jōchō|Jōchō Busshi]], Japanese sculptor
* [[Leofric, Earl of Mercia|Leofric]], English earl and [[peerage]]
* [[Ostromir]], Russian statesman (approximate date)
* [[Otto I, Count of Savoy|Otto I]] (or '''Odon'''), Italian nobleman (approximate date)
* [[Pandulf VI of Capua|Pandulf VI]] (or '''Pandulf V'''), Italian nobleman
* [[Ralph the Timid]], Norman nobleman
* [[Reginald I, Count of Burgundy|Reginald I]], French nobleman (b. [[986]])
* [[William fitz Giroie]], Norman nobleman

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