The 1010s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1010, and ended on December 31, 1019.

Events

1010

By place

Africa
  • The Nile river in Egypt freezes over.[1]
Asia
Japan
Americas
Europe

By topic

Art
Literature
Technology

1011

By place

Europe
England
Middle East
Asia
  • Emperor Ichijō abdicates the throne and dies later after a 25-year reign. He is succeeded by his cousin Sanjō as the 67th emperor of Japan.

1012

By place

Europe
England
Ireland
Scotland
Arabian Empire
Mexico
  • The Tepanec tribe settles on the western region of Lake Texcoco. The lineage starts when the Chichimeca chieftain Acolhua marries Cuetlaxochitzin, daughter of Xolotl, another Chichimeca chieftain.
Japan
  • February Fujiwara no Kenshi, daughter of the powerful court official Fujiwara no Michinaga, is elevated to Empress Consort (Chūgū). The Emperor's first wife, Fujiwara no Seishi, is also elevated to Empress (Kōgō) at the same time but Michinaga ensures that court officials do not attend her ceremony.
  • August 12 Death of Ōe no Masahira, husband of poet and former palace lady-in-waiting Akazome Emon, who writes a number of mourning poems to him.
  • Fujiwara no Yorimichi, second son of Fujiwara no Michinaga, marries the daughter of Michinaga's enemy Fujiwara no Kintō, eventually reconciling the families. Another son of Michinaga, Fujiwara no Akinobu, causes scandal by becoming a priest without telling his parents, but they eventually accept his decision.

By topic

Religion

1013

By place

Europe
England
Asia

By topic

Religion

1014

By place

Byzantine Empire
Europe
England
Africa
Asia

By topic

Religion

1015

By place

Asia
Europe

1016

By place

Europe
Arabian Empire
Asia
  • March 10 Emperor Sanjō of Japan abdicates the throne after a 5-year reign. He is succeeded by his 7-year-old cousin Go-Ichijō as the 68th emperor of Japan. Fujiwara no Michinaga is appointed regent.
  • Japanese poet Koshikibu no Naishi (lady-in-waiting to Dowager Empress Shōshi) and her husband Fujiwara no Kiminari (son of Michinaga) have a son, but the couple is not accepted because of the social gap between them.[16]

1017

Europe

England

Arabian Empire

Africa

Asia

  • March Fujiwara no Michinaga passes the title of regent of Japan (Sesshō) to his eldest son Fujiwara no Yorimichi.
  • September
    • Prince Atsuakira of Japan, eldest son of ex-Emperor Sanjō, having been struck by a skin disease and under intense pressure from Michinaga, resigns the title of Crown Prince in favour of his younger brother, Prince Atsunaga[19] who marries Fujiwara no Kanshi, daughter of Michinaga.
    • Michinaga makes a pilgrimage to the Iwashimizu Shrine in Japan accompanied by many courtiers. The travelers divide themselves amongst 15 boats for a floating trip down the Yotogawa River. One of the vessels overturns and more than 30 people lose their lives.[19]
  • December 24 Michinaga is granted the honorary title Daijō-daijin of Japan.
  • Rajendra I, ruler of the Chola dynasty (in modern India), conquers Sri Lanka and annexes the island.[20]

By topic

Religion

1018

By place

Europe
Asia

By topic

Religion

1019

By place

Europe
  • Sviatopolk I dies, and is succeeded by his brother Yaroslav I (the Wise). He becomes the Grand Prince of Kiev with the support of the Novgorodians and the help of Varangian (Viking) mercenaries. Yaroslav consolidates the Kievan state, through both cultural and administrative improvements, and military campaigns.[24]
Africa
Asia

Significant people

Births

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1018

1019

Deaths

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1011

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1013

1014

1015

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1017

1018

1019

References

  1. Lamb 2012.
  2. Boissonade 1934.
  3. Norwich 1967.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Palmer & Palmer 1992.
  5. Stenton, Frank. Anglo-Saxon England. pp. 381–384.
  6. Gil, Moshe (1997). A History of Palestine, 634-1099. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 382–384. ISBN 0-521-59984-9.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Williams 2005.
  8. 1 2 Titsingh, Isaac (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran, ou Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society. p. 155. OCLC 5850691.
  9. Chandler 1989.
  10. Rosenberg 2001.
  11. Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology, p. 214.
  12. Needham 2008.
  13. Bradbury 2004.
  14. Benvenuti 1985.
  15. Kleinhenz 2010.
  16. "Koshikibu no Naishi", Mypaedia, Hitachi Systems & Services, 2007.
  17. 1 2 Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd; Barrie & Jenkins. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0712656160.
  18. Meynier 2010.
  19. 1 2 Titsingh, Isaac (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran, ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. pp. 156–7. OCLC 5850691.
  20. Agnihotri 2010.
  21. Kleinhenz, Christopher, ed. (2010). Medieval Italy: an encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415939294.
  22. Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0304357307.
  23. Emery, Anthony (2006). Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500. Volume 3, Southern England. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58132-5.
  24. "Yaroslav I (prince of Kiev) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  25. "Henry III - Holy Roman emperor". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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