Calendar year
1001 (MI ) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar , the 1001st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 1st year of the 2nd millennium and the 11th century , and the 2nd year of the 1000s decade. As of the start of 1001, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Calendar year
Events
By place
Africa
Asia
March 17 – The Buddhist ruler of Butuan , in the Philippines (P’u-tuan in the Sung Dynasty records), Sari Bata Shaja , makes the first tributary mission to China.
The Tao /Tayk region is annexed by the Byzantines , as the Theme of Iberia .
Mahmud of Ghazni , Muslim leader of Ghazni , begins a series of raids into northern India , establishing the Ghaznavid Empire across most of today's Afghanistan, eastern Iran, and Pakistan.
Former emperor Đinh Phế Đế dies, while suppressing the Cửu Long Rebellion in Thanh Hóa province .
Khmer King Jayavarman V is succeeded by Udayadityavarman I , and/or Suryavarman I .
Construction begins on the Liaodi Pagoda , the tallest pagoda in Chinese history (completed in 1055 ).
Japan
Europe
February 6 – After leading the revolt against Emperor Otto III and expelling the Crescentii , Gregory I, Count of Tusculum is named "Head of the Republic".
July 31 – Emperor Otto III confirms the possessions of Ulric Manfred II of Turin , and grants him privileges.
July – Sergius II becomes Patriarch of Constantinople .
Byzantine Emperor Basil II attempts to reconquer Bulgaria .
Robert II , King of France , marries for the third time, with Constance Taillefer d'Arles.
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor has Charlemagne 's vault opened at Aachen Cathedral .
The First Battle of Alton : Danish invaders defeat the English.
Battle of Pinhoe : Vikings defeat the Anglo-Saxons in Devon .
Bolesław I the Brave begins ruling parts of Slovakia .
Bryachislav of Polotsk begins ruling Polotsk .
Werner I, Bishop of Strasbourg begins ruling the Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg .
Ermengol I, Count of Urgell makes his second voyage to Rome .
Thorgeir Ljosvetningagodi ends being a lawspeaker in Iceland 's Althing .
Ælfgar , bishop of Elmham , is consecrated.
Æthelred becomes bishop of Cornwall , but dies shortly afterwards.
The town of Lloret de Mar is founded in Catalonia .
The first reference is made to Khotyn , Ukrainian town,[ 1] and to Nyalka , Hungarian village, as to Chimudi .
Brian Boru attacks the Uí Néill in Ireland.
North America
By topic
Religion
Births
Deaths
January 13 – Fujiwara no Teishi , empress of Japan (b. 977 )
January 22 – Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab , Uqaylid emir of Mosul[ 2]
October 7 – Æthelstan , bishop of Elmham
December 21 – Hugh , margrave of Tuscany
Conrad , margrave of Ivrea
David III of Tao ("the Great"), Georgian prince
Đinh Phế Đế , Vietnamese emperor (b. 974 )
Ermengarda de Vallespir , Spanish countess
Izyaslav , Kievan prince of Polotsk
Ja'far ibn al-Furat , Ikhshidid and Fatimid vizier (b. 921 )
Jayapala , Indian ruler of the Hindu Shahis
Jayavarman V , emperor of the Khmer Empire
Wang Yucheng , Chinese official and poet (b. 954 )
Ziri ibn Atiyya , emir of Morocco
References
^ "Khotyn" . Antychnyi Kyiv (in Russian). Archived from the original on May 13, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2007 .
^ Busse, Heribert (2004) [1969]. Chalif und Grosskönig - Die Buyiden im Irak (945-1055) [Caliph and Great King - The Buyids in Iraq (945-1055) ] (in German). Würzburg: Ergon Verlag. pp. 74– 75. ISBN 3-89913-005-7 .