Events 1072

1 events

1.1 place

1.1.1 europe
1.1.2 asia

events
by place
europe

january 10 – normans conquer palermo, in sicily.
may 27 – accord of winchester establishes primacy of archbishop of canterbury on archbishop of york, in church of england.
june 29 – romanos iv diogenes, deposed ruler of byzantine empire, blinded , sent exile @ monastery of transfiguration, kinaliada.
william of england invades scotland, , receives submission of hereward wake.
osbern fitzosbern becomes bishop of exeter.
dunfermline abbey (the later burial place of several kings of scots, including robert bruce) founded. associated royal palace birth place of king charles i.
alfonso vi becomes king of leon , castile, following assassination of brother sancho.
divan ı lügat ı türk, informative book written kaşgarlı mahmut turks, presented caliph of karakhanids,

asia

guo xi, spring



the song dynasty chinese polymath scientist , statesman shen kuo appointed head official bureau of astronomy, begins groundbreaking work colleague wei pu on accurately plotting orbital paths of stars, planets, , moon 3 times night, continuum of 5 years.
shen kuo sent supervise chancellor wang anshi s program of surveying building of silt deposits in bian canal, outside capital city of kaifeng. using original technique, shen dredges canal , demonstrates formidable value of silt gathered fertilizer.