1009 e.v.

Haagenti becomes demon of Gluttony. He grows rapidly in power, gathers an army and sweeps through Hell, devouring Meserach, prince of Sloth, before Lucifer makes him a prince. Upon his ascension to prince, he devours Mariel, who had become princess of Oblivion.

## Africa

Yusuf ibn Tashfin, sultan of Morocco, is born (will die in 1106)

## Asia

Princess Takahime (daughter of Imperial Prince Tomohira, cousin of emperor Ichijo) is married to Fujiwara no Yorimichi, first son of Fujiwara no Michinaga, enlarging the latter’s power. Takashina no Mitsuko is imprisoned for cursing the empress; Fujiwara no Korechika is also implicated but later pardoned. Murasaki Shikibu teaches the Chinese written language to Empress Shoshi in secret because this is usually a male accomplishment. Fujiwara no Nagatō, Japanese bureaucrat and poet, dies (was born in 949)

Ali Hariri, Marwanid poet and philosopher, is born (will die in 1079)

Qatran Tabrizi, Persian poet and writer, is born (will die in 1072)

Abu al-Hasan Ali, Ma'munid ruler of Khwarezm (Iran), dies.

Abu Muhammad Lu'lu' al-Kabir, emir of Aleppo (Syria), dies.

Ibn Yunus, Fatimid astronomer and mathematician, dies.

Khalaf ibn Ahmad, emir of the Saffarid Dynasty, dies (was born in 937)

Xiao Yanyan, Chinese Khitan empress, dies (was born in 953)

### Spring

General Gang Jo leads a coup against King Mokjong. He is deposed and sent into exile in Chungju.

### March

#### 2nd

After murdering Mokjong, Gang Jo places Hyeonjong on the throne as ruler of Goryeo.

#### 3rd

Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo, Umayyad chief minister, dies (was born in 983)

### May 22

Su Xun, Chinese writer, is born (will die in 1066)

### August 21

Tomohira, Japanese imperial prince (uncle of the emperor), dies.

### October 18

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Fatimid caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.

### November

The Lý Dynasty in Vietnam is proclaimed by Emperor Lý Thái Tổ (former commander of the palace guard) after the death of Lê Long Đĩnh, the last monarch of the Lê Dynasty.

### December 14

Atsunaga, future Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan, is born (will die in 1045)

## Europe

Doge Pietro II Orseolo dies after an 18-year reign in which he has start the expansion of Venetia by conquering the islands of Lastovo and Korčula along the Dalmatian coast. Pietro is succeeded by his 16-year-old son Otto Orseolo as sole ruler of Venice.

Law on planning and building passed in Serbia during the reign of Prince Jovan Vladimir.

Danish Viking raiders led by Sweyn Forkbeard repeatedly attack southern England, destroying the land to avenge the St. Brice's Day massacre of 1002.

Adèle of France, countess of Flanders, is born (will die in 1079)

George the Hagiorite, Georgian calligrapher, is born (will die in 1065)

Toirdelbach Ua Briain, king of Munster, is born (will die in 1086)

### February 14

The first known mention is made of the name of Lithuania, in connection with the murder of Bruno of Querfurt. He is beheaded and his 18 companions are hanged the same day during a mission among the Prussians in the Baltic region.

### May 9

**Lombard Revolt:** Lombard forces led by Melus, an Italian nobleman, revolt in Bari against the Catepanate of Italy (a province of the Byzantine Empire). He and his brother-in-law Dattus (or Datto) mobilises a large army and invades southern Italy.

### Summer

Pope John XVIII dies after a pontificate of 5-years. He is succeeded by Sergius IV as the 142nd pope of the Catholic Church.

### August

A large Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall lands on Kent and proceeds to terrorize most of southern England.

#### 29th

Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration.

### November

#### 1st

Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II in the battle of Alcolea. He enters the city of Córdoba, which is sacked by Berbers and Castillans. Sulayman is elected as caliph of the Caliphate of Córdoba.

#### 13th

Dedo I, German nobleman, dies (was born in 950)