Editing 1082

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[[File:Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Vasudhara]], Goddess of Abundance. Statue from [[Nepal]] dated 1082. [[Arthur M. Sackler Gallery]]]]
Year '''1082''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXXXII]]''') was a  [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==

=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Spring &ndash; The [[Normans]] under Duke [[Robert Guiscard]] take Dyrrhachium (modern-day [[Durrës]]) in [[Illyria]] and advance inland, capturing most of [[Macedonia (region)|Macedonia]] and [[Thessaly]]. Robert is forced to leave [[Greece]] to deal with an uprising in [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Italy]]. He leaves his son [[Bohemond I of Antioch|Bohemond]] in charge of the army, who lays siege to the city of [[Larissa]]. Emperor [[Alexios I Komnenos]] mobilizes a new army, and with the support of 7,000 [[Seljuk dynasty|Seljuk Turks]] he clears Thessaly from the Normans.<ref>{{The Early Medieval Balkans|page=282}}</ref>
* [[Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1082|Byzantine–Venetian treaty]]: Alexios I signs a trade and defence pact with [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], in the form of an imperial [[Golden Bull]]. He grants the Venetians a commercial colony in [[Constantinople]], as well as free trading and exemption from taxes, throughout the [[Byzantine Empire]] in return for their defense of the [[Adriatic Sea]] against the Normans.<ref>{{cite book|last=Crowley|first=Roger|title=City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas|year=2012|publisher=Random House|location=New York|isbn=978-1400068203}}</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mailberg]]: Duke [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia]] invades [[Margraviate of Austria|Austria]] with an army of 8,000 men (supported by mercenaries from [[Moravia]] and [[Duchy of Bavaria|Bavaria]]). He defeats the forces under Margrave [[Leopold II, Margrave of Austria|Leopold II]] ("the Fair") near [[Mailberg]]. The northern region of [[Lower Austria]] is devastated from pillage and [[famine]].
* [[December 6]] &ndash; Count [[Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer II]] of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] is killed while [[hunting]] in the woods. He is succeeded by his twin brother [[Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona|Berenguer Ramon II]] as the sole ruler of [[Catalonia]] (modern [[Spain]]).
* Winter &ndash; [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]], leads an expedition into Italy and besieges [[Rome]]. He gains entry and a [[synod]] is agreed upon by the Romans to rule on the dispute between Henry and [[Pope Gregory VII]].
* [[Adalbero of Styria|Adalbero]], margrave of [[March of Styria|Styria]], is forced to resign in favor of his brother [[Ottokar II of Styria|Ottokar II]], who is an ally of Gregory VII.
* The first mention of the town of [[Hofgeismar]] (modern [[Germany]]) is recorded.

==== Asia ====
* Approximate date &ndash; The Korean printing of the entire [[Korean Buddhism|Buddhist]] ''[[Tripiṭaka]]'' is completed.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* Construction of the [[Rochester Cathedral]] is completed in [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yates |first1=Nigel |last2=Welsby |first2=Paul A. |title=Faith and Fabric: A History of Rochester Cathedral, 604-1994 |date=1996 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=9780851155814 |page=217 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GaT-aLUUrUMC&pg=PA217|language=en}}</ref>

== Births ==
* [[June 7]] &ndash; [[Emperor Huizong of Song|Huizong]], emperor of the [[Song dynasty]] (d. [[1135]])
* [[November 11]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer III]], count of [[County of Barcelona|Barcelona]] (d. [[1132]])
* [[Goswin of Anchin]], French [[Benedictines|Benedictine]] monk and [[abbot]] (d. [[1165]])
* [[Mary of Scotland, Countess of Boulogne|Mary of Scotland]], countess of [[County of Boulogne|Boulogne]] (d. [[1116]])
* [[Minamoto no Yoshikuni]], Japanese [[samurai]] (d. [[1155]])
* [[Muhammad I Tapar]], sultan of the [[Seljuk Empire]] (d. [[1118]])
* [[Yaropolk II of Kiev|Yaropolk II Vladimirovich]], Grand Prince of [[Principality of Kiev|Kiev]] (d. [[1139]])
* Approximate date
** [[Petronilla of Lorraine]], countess and [[regent]] of [[County of Holland|Holland]] (d. [[1144]])
** [[Theotonius of Coimbra]], Portuguese royal advisor (d. [[1162]])
** [[Ulrich of Attems]], Italian [[Nobility|nobleman]]

== Deaths ==
* April 2/3 (or [[1081]]) &ndash; [[Bolesław II the Bold]], king of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]]
* [[December 5]] &ndash; [[Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer II]], count of Barcelona
* [[Arsen Ninotsmindeli]], Georgian bishop and [[Georgian calligraphy|calligrapher]]
* [[David of Munktorp]], English [[Cluniac Reforms|Cluniac]] monk and abbot
* [[Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark|Lothair Udo II]], margrave of the [[Northern March|Nordmark]] 
* [[Waleran I of Limburg|Waleran I]] (or Walram), count of [[Arlon]] and [[Duchy of Limburg|Limburg]]
* Approximate date &ndash; [[Robert de Grandmesnil]], Norman nobleman

== References ==
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