Decade · 1000 – 1009
The world in the 1000s
From 1000 to 1009 the atlas holds 313 states standing at some time. 30 things began - Republic of Genoa, Kingdom of Hungary and Kingdom of Georgia among them - and 12 ended; 35 people were born and 20 died, 2 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1000s
By kind, the best known first.
States 19
- Republic of Genoa · state · 1005 – 1797
- Kingdom of Hungary · state · 1000 – 1946
- Kingdom of Georgia · state · 1008 – 1466
- Duchy of Jülich · state · 1003 – 1794
- County of Savoy · state · 1003 – 1416
- Kingdom of Artsakh · state · 1000 – 1261
- Lý dynasty · state · 1009 – 1226
- Kakuyids · state · 1008 – 1141
and 11 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 8
- Battle of Peshawar · battle · 1001
- Battle of Skopje · battle · 1004
- Fitna of al-Andalus · war · 1009 – 1031
- Battle of Calatañazor · battle · 1002
- Croatian–Bulgarian wars · war · 1000
- Battle of Cervera · battle · 1000
- Polish–German Wars · war · 1003 – 1018
- Battle of Kreta · battle · 1009
Unrest and atrocity 1
- St Brice's Day massacre · atrocity · 1002
Treaties 1
- Chanyuan Treaty · treaty · 1005
Works and ideas 1
- Vinland · discovery · 1000
What ended in the 1000s
States 11
- Saffarid dynasty · state · 861 – 1003
- Hamdanid dynasty · state · 890 – 1004
- Kingdom of Abkhazia · state · 778 – 1008
- Kingdom of Khotan · state · 56 – 1006
- Principality of Hungary · state · 895 – 1000
- Western Ganga dynasty · state · 350 – 1000
- Kingdom of the Iberians · state · 888 – 1008
- Anterior Lê dynasty · state · 980 – 1009
and 3 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 1
- Battle of Svolder · battle · 999 – 1000
Born and died
Born 35
- Pope Leo IX · writer · 1002 – 1054
- Henry I of France · person · 1008 – 1060
- Constantine IX Monomachos · politician · 1000 – 1055
- Macbeth · ruler · 1005 – 1057
- Isaac I Komnenos · military officer · 1007 – 1060
- Constantine X Doukas · ruler · 1006 – 1067
- Nikephoros III Botaneiates · military personnel · 1001 – 1081
- Duncan I of Scotland · politician · 1001 – 1040
- Ouyang Xiu · philosopher · 1007 – 1072
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin · military personnel · 1009 – 1106
- Ramiro I of Aragon · ruler · 1008 – 1063
- Anund Jacob · monarch · 1008 – 1050
- Al-Qa'im · poet · 1001 – 1075
- Rajendra I · politician · 1000 – 1044
- Bretislav I · military personnel · 1002 – 1055
- Al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah · ruler · 1005 – 1036
and 19 more in the atlas.
Died 20
- Pope Sylvester II · astronomer · 938 – 1003
- Erik the Red · explorer · 950 – 1003
- Otto III · ruler · 980 – 1002
- Olaf Tryggvason · monarch · 960 – 1000
- Almanzor · politician · 938 – 1002
- Al-Maqdisi · scientist · 945 – 1000
- Pietro II Orseolo · politician · 961 – 1009
- Al-Ta'i' · politician · 929 – 1003
- Bjarni Herjólfsson · explorer · 966 – 1000
- Vladivoj, Duke of Bohemia · ruler · 981 – 1003
- Gisela of Burgundy · ruler · 950 – 1006
- Lê Hoàn · monarch · 941 – 1005
- Abd al-Malik al-Muzaffar · politician · 975 – 1008
- Abd al-Rahman Sanchuelo · politician · 983 – 1009
- Đinh Phế Đế · monarch · 974 – 1001
- Khalaf ibn Ahmad · ruler · 937 – 1009
and 4 more in the atlas.
States of the 1000s
The states that stood at some time in the 1000s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1000.
Europe164 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Ring of Sweden, Monarch of Sweden since 993 and Olof Skötkonung, Monarch of Sweden since 995
- Denmark · 800 – present · Swein Forkbeard, Monarch of Denmark since 986
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806 · Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor since 996
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Volodymyr the Great, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 980
and 156 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa39 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Basil II, Byzantine emperor since 976
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Qadir, Abbasid caliph since 991 and Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, Malik since 996
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid Caliph since 996
- Caliphate of Córdoba · 929 – 1031 · Hisham II of Córdoba, caliph of Córdoba since 976
- Ghana Empire · 100 – 1200
- Buyid dynasty · 934 – 1062 · Baha al-Dawla, Amir since 988 and Baha al-Dawla, Amir since 998
and 31 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa4 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia39 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Rajaraja I, Chola king since 985
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Saffarid dynasty · 861 – 1003 · Khalaf ibn Ahmad, Amir of the Saffarid dynasty since 963
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174 · Mahipala, emperor since 978
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Mahmud of Ghazni, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 998
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 31 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia32 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Zhenzong, Emperor of China since 997
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Vijaya, king since 998
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Emperor of China since 982
- Pagan Kingdom · 849 – 1297 · Nyaung-u Sawrahan, King of Burma since 956
and 24 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania14 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
- Wari Empire · 600 – 1100
and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown21 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Volodymyr the Great, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 980
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Hindu Shahis · 850 – 1026 · Jayapala, Maharaja of the Hindu Shahis since 964
- Marwanid dynasty · 983 – 1085
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Uqaylid dynasty · 990 – 1096 · Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, Malik since 996
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 980 – 1029: every state, war and life of the 1000s, region by region.
- On the map in 1005: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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