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Calendar year

Years Millennium 2nd millennium Centuries 10th century 11th century 12th century Decades 1040s 1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s Years 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 v t e

1069 by topic Leaders Political entities State leaders Religious leaders Birth and death categories Births – Deaths Establishments and disestablishments categories Establishments – Disestablishments v t e

1069 in various calendars Gregorian calendar 1069 MLXIX Ab urbe condita 1822 Armenian calendar 518 ԹՎ ՇԺԸ Assyrian calendar 5819 Balinese saka calendar 990–991 Bengali calendar 475–476 Berber calendar 2019 English Regnal year 3 Will. 1 – 4 Will. 1 Buddhist calendar 1613 Burmese calendar 431 Byzantine calendar 6577–6578 Chinese calendar 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 3766 or 3559 — to — 己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 3767 or 3560 Coptic calendar 785–786 Discordian calendar 2235 Ethiopian calendar 1061–1062 Hebrew calendar 4829–4830 Hindu calendars - Vikram Samvat 1125–1126 - Shaka Samvat 990–991 - Kali Yuga 4169–4170 Holocene calendar 11069 Igbo calendar 69–70 Iranian calendar 447–448 Islamic calendar 461–462 Japanese calendar Jiryaku 5 / Enkyū 1 (延久元年) Javanese calendar 973–974 Julian calendar 1069 MLXIX Korean calendar 3402 Minguo calendar 843 before ROC 民前843年 Nanakshahi calendar −399 Seleucid era 1380/1381 AG Thai solar calendar 1611–1612 Tibetan calendar ས་ཕོ་སྤྲེ་ལོ་ (male Earth-Monkey) 1195 or 814 or 42 — to — ས་མོ་བྱ་ལོ་ (female Earth-Bird) 1196 or 815 or 43

**1069** ([MLXIX](/source/Roman_numerals)) was a [common year starting on Thursday](/source/Common_year_starting_on_Thursday) of the [Julian calendar](/source/Julian_calendar), the 1069th year of the [Common Era](/source/Common_Era) (CE) and *[Anno Domini](/source/Anno_Domini)* (AD) designations, the 69th year of the [2nd millennium](/source/2nd_millennium) and the [11th century](/source/11th_century), and the 10th and last year of the [1060s](/source/1060s) decade. As of the start of 1069, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Calendar year

[Wang Anshi](/source/Wang_Anshi), Duke of Jing in Song dynasty China (1021–1086)

## Events

### By place

#### Byzantine Empire

- Spring – Emperor [Romanos IV](/source/Romanos_IV_Diogenes) begins a campaign against the [Seljuk Turks](/source/Seljuk_dynasty), and marches towards the [Euphrates](/source/Euphrates) via [Melitene](/source/Malatya). He crosses the river at [Romanopolis](/source/Palu%2C_Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9F) (modern [Turkey](/source/Turkey)), and captures the strategic fortress city of [Chliat](/source/Ahlat) on the north-western shore of [Lake Van](/source/Lake_Van). Romanos leaves a Byzantine rear guard on the upper Euphrates under General [Philaretos Brachamios](/source/Philaretos_Brachamios) with orders to defend the [Mesopotamian](/source/Mesopotamia) frontier.[1]

- Seljuk forces under [Alp Arslan](/source/Alp_Arslan) defeat the Byzantine rear guard and advance deep into [Cappadocia](/source/Cappadocia) and [Lycaonia](/source/Lycaonia). They plunder at will, but fail to capture the city of [Iconium](/source/Konya). Romanos retreats and returns to [Constantinople](/source/Constantinople). Alp Arslan takes advantage of Romanos' retreat and captures [Manzikert](/source/Malazgirt). He recaptures the strategical fortress cities of Chliat and [Van](/source/Van%2C_Turkey), consolidating his control over the Lake Van region.[2]

#### Europe

- Spring – Romanos IV sends a Byzantine fleet (supported with an army) to relieve the siege of [Bari](/source/Bari). The Normans under [Robert Guiscard](/source/Robert_Guiscard) defeat the Byzantines, and occupy the cities of [Gravina](/source/Gravina_in_Puglia) and [Obbiano](/source/Uggiano_la_Chiesa) in [Apulia](/source/Apulia).

- [February 28](/source/February_28) – King [Abbad II al-Mu'tadid](/source/Abbad_II_al-Mu'tadid) dies after a 27-year reign. He is succeeded by his son [Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad](/source/Al-Mu'tamid_ibn_Abbad), who becomes the ruler of the [Taifa of Seville](/source/Taifa_of_Seville) in [Al-Andalus](/source/Al-Andalus) (until [1091](/source/1091)).

#### England

- [January 28](/source/January_28) – [Northumbrians](/source/Northumbria) kill the new Norman earl of Northumbria, [Robert de Comines](/source/Robert_de_Comines), at [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_England), and attack [York](/source/York).[3]

- King [Sweyn II of Denmark](/source/Sweyn_II_of_Denmark) lands a fleet in the [Humber](/source/Humber) in support of the Northumbrian rebels and they join him to burn York, attacking its two castles and destroying the old [Minster](/source/York_Minster).[3]

- At [Stafford](/source/Stafford), [William the Conqueror](/source/William_the_Conqueror) swiftly defeats a rebellion led by [Edwin, Earl of Mercia](/source/Edwin%2C_Earl_of_Mercia).[3]

- Winter of 1069–1070 – [Harrying of the North](/source/Harrying_of_the_North): King [William the Conqueror](/source/William_the_Conqueror) quells rebellions made by his English subjects against his rule, campaigning through the north of [England](/source/Kingdom_of_England) with his forces, burning houses, crops, cattle and land from [York](/source/York) to [Durham](/source/Durham%2C_England), resulting in the deaths of over 100,000 people, mainly from starvation and winter cold.[4]

#### Asia

- [Emperor Shenzong of Song](/source/Emperor_Shenzong_of_Song) China appoints [Wang Anshi](/source/Wang_Anshi) as his [chief chancellor](/source/Grand_chancellor_(China)). He implements the [New Policies](/source/New_Policies_(Song_dynasty)), which include financial and trade reforms, defense and order, institution of the [baojia system](/source/Baojia_system), etc.

- [Nam tiến](/source/Nam_ti%E1%BA%BFn), the southward expansion of the territory of [Đại Việt](/source/%C4%90%E1%BA%A1i_Vi%E1%BB%87t) (modern [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam)), begins when a [Lý dynasty](/source/L%C3%BD_dynasty) army attacks [Champa](/source/Champa), capturing King [Rudravarman III](/source/Rudravarman_III).[5]

## Births

- [Anseau of Garlande](/source/Anseau_of_Garlande), French [nobleman](/source/Nobility) (d. [1118](/source/1118))

- [Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa](/source/Kamakura_Gongor%C5%8D_Kagemasa), Japanese [samurai](/source/Samurai)

- [Leo Diogenes](/source/Leo_Diogenes), Byzantine co-emperor (d. [1087](/source/1087))

- Approximate date - [Mieszko Bolesławowic](/source/Mieszko_Boles%C5%82awowic), Polish prince (d.[1089](/source/1089)) - [Diego Gelmírez](/source/Diego_Gelm%C3%ADrez), Galician archbishop

## Deaths

- [January 28](/source/January_28) – [Robert de Comines](/source/Robert_de_Comines), English nobleman

- [February 28](/source/February_28) – [Abbad II al-Mu'tadid](/source/Abbad_II_al-Mu'tadid), Abbadid king

- [April 28](/source/April_28) – [Magnus II](/source/Magnus_II_of_Norway) (Haraldsson), king of [Norway](/source/Kingdom_of_Norway_(872%E2%80%931397))

- [August 15](/source/August_15) – [Ibn Hazm](/source/Ibn_Hazm), Moorish historian (b. [994](/source/994))

- [September 11](/source/September_11) – [Ealdred](/source/Ealdred_(archbishop_of_York)), archbishop of [York](/source/Diocese_of_York)

- [December 24](/source/December_24) – [Dedi II](/source/Dedi_II%2C_Margrave_of_Lusatia) (the Younger), margrave of [Lower Lusatia](/source/Saxon_Eastern_March) (b. c.997)

- [Godfrey III](/source/Godfrey_the_Bearded) (the Bearded), duke of [Lower Lorraine](/source/Lower_Lotharingia)

- [Gytha Thorkelsdóttir](/source/Gytha_Thorkelsd%C3%B3ttir), Danish noblewoman (b. [997](/source/997))

- [Pedro Seguin](/source/Pedro_Seguin) (or Seguini), bishop of [Ourense](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ourense)

- [Tilopa](/source/Tilopa), Indian [tantric practitioner](/source/Tantra) (b. [988](/source/988))

- Approximate date – [Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn](/source/Rhiwallon_ap_Cynfyn), Welsh king (b. c.1020)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Finlay, George (1854). *History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from 1057–1453*, p. 35. William Blackwood & Sons.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Carey, Brian Todd (2012). *Road to Manzikert – Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071)*, p. 134. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-84884-215-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84884-215-1).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CBH_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CBH_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-CBH_3-2) Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). *The Chronology of British History*. London: Century Ltd. pp. 52–53. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7126-5616-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7126-5616-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Norman Britain"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/normanbritain_timeline_noflash.shtml). *British History Timeline*. BBC. Retrieved December 23, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Nguyen The Anh (1989). "Le Nam tien dans les textes Vietnamiens". In Lafont, P. B. (ed.). *Les frontieres du Vietnam*. Paris: Edition l’Harmattan.

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