Editing 1086

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[[File:Pope Victor III.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Pope Victor III]] (c. 1026–1087)]]
Year '''1086''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MLXXXVI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

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

==== Europe ====
* [[October 23]] &ndash; [[Battle of Sagrajas]]: Spanish forces under King [[Alfonso VI of Castile|Alfonso VI]] ("the Brave") of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] are defeated by the [[Moors]] and their allies, the [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravids]], who have been invited to help on orders by Emir [[Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad]].
* [[Siege of Syracuse (1086)]] &ndash; Norman forces under Count [[Roger I of Sicily|Roger I]] ("Bosso") conquer [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], the last Muslim stronghold in [[County of Sicily|Sicily]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dobson|first=R. B.|title=Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages|year=2000|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn=1-57958-282-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=om4olQhrE84C&q=gran+tavola+bonsignori|page=1349}}</ref>

==== England ====
* [[August 1]] &ndash; King [[William the Conqueror]] calls for a meeting at [[Old Sarum]], where he invites his major vassals and tenants-in-chief to swear allegiance to him. This is known as the Oath of Salisbury.
* The [[Domesday Book]] is completed. Drawn up on the orders of William I; it describes in detail the landholdings and resources in [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* The population in England is estimated to be 1.25 million citizens with 10% living in boroughs.<ref>[[W. G. Hoskins]]. ''[[The Making of the English Landscape]]''. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955; also Pelican Books, 1970.</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* Summer &ndash; [[Suleiman ibn Qutulmish]], ruler of the [[Sultanate of Rum|Turks in Rum]], is killed by Emir [[Tutush I]] in the [[battle of Ain Salm]] near [[Antakya|Antioch]]. Suleiman's 7-year-old son [[Kilij Arslan I]] is captured and transferred as hostage to [[Isfahan]] (modern [[Iran]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Basan |first1=Osman Aziz |title=The Great Seljuqs: A History |year=2010 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1136953934|page=91}}</ref>
* Sultan [[Malik-Shah I]] rebuilds the [[Imam Ali Shrine|Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]] (modern [[Iraq]]), after it was destroyed by fire.

=== By topic ===

==== Religion ====
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[Pope Victor III]] succeeds [[Pope Gregory VII|Gregory VII]] as the 158th [[pope]] of the [[Catholic Church]], though he does not accept election until [[1087]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[April 24]] &ndash; [[Ramiro II of Aragon|Ramiro II]] ("the Monk"), king of [[Kingdom of Aragon|Aragon]] (d. [[1157]])
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]], Holy Roman Emperor (d. [[1125]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry V {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-V-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=21 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[August 20]] &ndash; [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]], duke of [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]] (d. [[1138]])
* [[al-Shahrastani]], Persian scholar and historian (d. [[1153]])
* [[Þorlákur Runólfsson]], Icelandic bishop (d. [[1133]])
* [[Vicelinus]], bishop of [[Oldenburg in Holstein]] (d. [[1154]])
* [[Zhang Jun (general)|Zhang Jun]], Chinese general and official (d. 1154)

== Deaths ==
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[Richilde, Countess of Hainaut|Richilde]], countess and [[regent]] of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]]
* [[March 18]] &ndash; [[Anselm of Lucca]], Italian bishop (b. [[1036]])
* [[May 21]] &ndash; [[Wang Anshi]], Chinese [[Grand chancellor (China)|chancellor]] (b. [[1021]])
* [[July 10]] &ndash; [[Canute IV of Denmark|Canute IV]] ("the Holy"), king of [[Denmark]]
* [[July 14]] &ndash; [[Toirdelbach Ua Briain]], Irish king (b. [[1009]])
* [[July 17]] &ndash; [[García Ramírez (bishop)|García Ramírez]], Aragonese bishop
* [[August 8]] &ndash; [[Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg|Conrad I]], count of [[County of Luxemburg|Luxembourg]] (b. [[1040]])
* [[September 25]] &ndash; [[William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine|William VIII]], duke of [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Aquitaine]]
* [[October 11]] &ndash; [[Sima Guang]], Chinese politician (b. [[1019]])
* [[October 23]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo Muñoz (Galician count)|Rodrigo Muñoz]], Galician [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[December 25]] &ndash; [[Judith of Bohemia]], duchess of Poland
* [[Gregory Pakourianos]], Byzantine politician and general, killed in battle 
* [[Emperor Huizong of Western Xia|Huizong]], Chinese emperor ([[Western Xia]]) (b. [[1060]])
* [[Mael Ísu Ua Brolcháin]], Irish monk and writer
* [[Muhammad ibn Ammar]], Moorish [[Poetry|poet]] (b. [[1031]])
* [[Odo I of Furneaux]] (or 'Eudes'), French nobleman (b. 1040)
* [[Suleiman ibn Qutulmish]], ruler of the [[Sultanate of Rum]], killed in battle

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