Calendar year
Prince Vladimir I (the Great ) is baptised.
Year 988 (CMLXXXVIII ) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar .
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
Europe
April 1 – 16-year old Robert II of France ("Robert the Pious") is married to the much older Rozala (the widow of Arnulf II ). The marriage is arranged by Robert's father, King Hugh Capet , to secure the loyalty of the County of Flanders .
Borrell II , count of Barcelona , does not renew his allegiance to Hugh Capet. He becomes a de facto independent ruler, and starts minting its own currency – this will be confirmed legally by the Treaty of Corbeil (1258) .
Charles, Duke of Lower Lorraine (younger brother of the late King Lothair of France ), revolts against Hugh Capet. He conquers the city of Laon in northern France with support of his half-brother Arnulf (archbishop of Reims) .
Almanzor (Al-Mansur), de facto ruler of Al-Andalus , continues his offensive against the kingdoms of León and Castile . King Bermudo II escapes to Zamora ; the city resists for four days, but is finally sacked and captured.
China
By topic
Religion
Economy
Births
Deaths
February 13 – Adalbert Atto , Lombard nobleman
March 988 – Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir , Arab prince
April 28 – Adaldag , archbishop of Bremen
May 6 – Dirk II , count of Frisia and Holland
May 19 – Dunstan , archbishop of Canterbury (b. 909 )
October 7 – Qian Chu , king of Wuyue (d. 929 )
Bagrat II , prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia )
Guerech , Frankish nobleman (approximate date)
Ieuaf (Idwal ab Idwal), king of Gwynedd (Wales )
Judith of Hungary , queen of Poland (approximate date)
Kalokyros Delphinas , Byzantine general (or 989 )
Sumbat II , prince of Tao-Klarjeti (Georgia)
Vigrahapala II , ruler of the Pala Empire (India)
Yelü Sha , Chinese general and statesman
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