1050

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exploration, colonization

political events

The Byzantine empress Zoë dies at her native Constantinople at age 72 (approximate); her older sister Theodora, who has shared the throne since 1042, is left to rule with Constantine IX. He has spent huge sums of money on luxuries and public buildings with a profligacy that has weakened the empire.

Egypt's Fatimid caliph Abu al-Mustansir appoints the Palestinian reformer Abu Muhammad Hasan bin Abdur Rehman Yazuri as vizier (see 1044). Now 21, the caliph has had no capable vizier since the death of Ali bin Ahmad Jarjarai 6 years ago; the new vizier will hold office for 8 years and build up the country's treasury, which his successors will squander (see 1058).

Sweden's Anund Jakob Olafsson dies at age 42 (year and age approximate) after a 28-year reign and is succeeded by his son Emund, who will reign until 1060.

exploration, colonization

Oslo (initially Kristiania) is founded by Norway's Harald III (Harald Hardrada), who has visited Novgorod, Kiev, and Constantinople. His aim is to make the city a cosmopolitan rival to Kiev that will prosper in the trade of furs, gold, glass, pottery, textiles, precious stones, slaves, and other plunder taken by the Vikings in their raids.

1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050


Communication

Some Chinese books are printed with movable type. See also 1041 Communication; 1440 Communication.

Construction

Arundel Castle is constructed in Sussex, England. See also 1024 Construction; 1075 Construction.

Tools

Indian scholar Prince Bhoja [b. 1018, d. 1060] writes Samarangana-sutradhara, dealing with the construction qualities of machines and automata. See also 850 Tools; 1180 Tools.


Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 10th century11th century12th century
Decades: 1020s  1030s  1040s  – 1050s –  1060s  1070s  1080s
Years: 1047 1048 104910501051 1052 1053
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1050 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1050
ML
Ab urbe condita 1803
Armenian calendar 499
ԹՎ ՆՂԹ
Assyrian calendar 5800
Bahá'í calendar -794–-793
Bengali calendar 457
Berber calendar 2000
English Regnal year N/A
Buddhist calendar 1594
Burmese calendar 412
Byzantine calendar 6558–6559
Chinese calendar 己丑年十二月初五日
(3686/3746-12-5)
— to —
庚寅年閏十一月十五日
(3687/3747-intercalary 11-15)
Coptic calendar 766–767
Ethiopian calendar 1042–1043
Hebrew calendar 4810–4811
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1106–1107
 - Shaka Samvat 972–973
 - Kali Yuga 4151–4152
Holocene calendar 11050
Iranian calendar 428–429
Islamic calendar 441–442
Japanese calendar
Korean calendar 3383
Minguo calendar 862 before ROC
民前862年
Thai solar calendar 1593


Year 1050 (ML) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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