1049
Year 1049 (MXLIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1010s 1020s 1030s – 1040s – 1050s 1060s 1070s |
| Years: | 1046 1047 1048 – 1049 – 1050 1051 1052 |
Events
By place
Africa
- Beginning of the Banu Hilal invasions in the Maghrib. They are organized by the Egyptian Fatimid dynasty to punish their former Zirid vassals.
Asia
- A truce is declared between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks.
- Construction of the large Iron Pagoda in Kaifeng, China, is completed in this year during the Song Dynasty.
Europe
- The Pisans successfully complete the take over of Sardegna upon the Andalusian occupiers.[1]
- Viking Irish raiders ally with Gruffydd ap Rhydderch of Gwent in raiding along the River Usk. Ealdred, Bishop of Worcester, is unsuccessful in driving them off.
By topic
Religion
- February 12 – Pope Leo IX replaces Pope Damasus II as the 152nd pope.
Deaths
References
- ↑ Benvenuti, Gino (1985). Le Repubbliche Marinare. Amalfi, Pisa, Genova e Venezia. Rome: Newton & Compton Editori. p. 42. ISBN 88-8289-529-7.