Decade · 1080 – 1089
The world in the 1080s
From 1080 to 1089 the atlas holds 350 states standing at some time. 27 things began - Württemberg, Electoral Palatinate and Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia among them - and 7 ended; 32 people were born and 26 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 1080s
By kind, the best known first.
States 16
- Württemberg · state · 1083 – 1952
- Electoral Palatinate · state · 1085 – 1803
- Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia · state · 1080 – 1375
- Komnenos · state · 1081 – 1185
- Grand Principality of Serbia · state · 1084 – 1217
- Principality of Taranto · state · 1088 – 1465
- County of Württemberg · state · 1083 – 1495
- Kingdom of Toledo · state · 1085 – 1833
and 8 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 9
- Battle of Sagrajas · battle · 1086
- Battle of Dyrrhachium · battle · 1081
- Gosannen War · war · 1083 – 1087
- Sack of Rome · battle · 1084
- Battle on the Elster · battle · 1080
- Mahdia campaign of 1087 · battle · 1087
- Seljuk campaigns in the Aegean · battle · 1081 – 1143
- Siege of Toledo · battle · 1081 – 1085
and 1 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Rebellion of 1088 · unrest · 1088
Treaties 1
- Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1082 · treaty · 1082
What ended in the 1080s
States 5
- Marwanid dynasty · state · 983 – 1085
- Taifa of Toledo · state · 1010 – 1085
- Vexin · state · 990 – 1084
- Mirdasid dynasty · state · 1024 – 1080
- Taifa of Ceuta · state · 1061 – 1084
Wars and battles 2
- Gosannen War · war · 1083 – 1087
- Siege of Toledo · battle · 1081 – 1085
Born and died
Born 32
- Anna Komnene · writer · 1083 – 1154
- Louis VI of France · monarch · 1081 – 1137
- John II Komnenos · politician · 1088 – 1143
- Henry V · monarch · 1086 – 1125
- David I of Scotland · ruler · 1084 – 1153
- Imad al-Din Zengi · military leader · 1087 – 1146
- Ahmad Sanjar · politician · 1084 – 1157
- Bolesław III Wrymouth · politician · 1086 – 1138
- Li Qingzhao · poet · 1084 – 1155
- Sigurd the Crusader · military personnel · 1089 – 1130
- Urraca of León and Castile · ruler · 1081 – 1126
- Emperor Huizong of Song · ruler · 1082 – 1135
- Ramiro II of Aragon · ruler · 1080 – 1157
- Theresa, Countess of Portugal · politician · 1080 – 1130
- Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona · ruler · 1082 – 1131
- Ali ibn Yusuf · ruler · 1083 – 1143
and 16 more in the atlas.
Died 26
- William the Conqueror · monarch · 1028 – 1087
- Matilda of Flanders · person · 1031 – 1083
- Robert Guiscard · military leader · 1016 – 1085
- Nikephoros III Botaneiates · military personnel · 1001 – 1081
- Wang Anshi · painter · 1021 – 1086
- Canute IV of Denmark · monarch · 1043 – 1086
- Bolesław II the Bold · commander · 1042 – 1081
- Sima Guang · politician · 1019 – 1086
- Solomon · monarch · 1053 – 1087
- Emperor Shenzong of Song · monarch · 1048 – 1085
- Harald Hen · monarch · 1041 – 1080
- Suleiman ibn Qutalmish · ruler · 1041 – 1086
- Halsten Stenkilsson · monarch · 1050 – 1081
- Rudolf of Rheinfelden · monarch · 1025 – 1080
- Ramon Berenguer II of Barcelona · politician · 1053 – 1082
- Conrad I of Luxembourg · ruler · 1040 – 1086
and 10 more in the atlas.
States of the 1080s
The states that stood at some time in the 1080s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1080.
Europe184 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present · Harald Hen, Monarch of Denmark since 1076 and Canute IV of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1080
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Kyivan Rus' · 882 – 1240 · Vsevolod I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1078
and 176 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa59 states
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Nikephoros III Botaneiates, Byzantine emperor since 1078
- Abbasid Caliphate · 750 – 1258 · Al-Muqtadi, Abbasid caliph since 1075
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Fatimid Caliphate · 909 – 1171 · Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid Caliph since 1036
- Seljuk Empire · 1037 – 1194 · Malik-Shah I, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire since 1072
- Almoravid dynasty · 1040 – 1147 · Abu Bakr ibn Umar, Almoravid emir since 1056
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307 · Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, Sultan of Rum since 1074
and 51 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa5 states
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Kingdom of Mapungubwe · 1075 – 1220
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Sultanate of Mogadishu · 901 – 1600
- Empire of Kitara · 940 – 1300
South Asia38 states
- Tibetans · 850 – 1259
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE · Kulottunga I, Chola king since 1070
- Ghurid dynasty · 1011 – 1215
- Kara-Khanid Khanate · 840 – 1212
- Pala Empire · 750 – 1174
- Ghaznavid Empire · 962 – 1187 · Ibrahim of Ghazna, Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire since 1059
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Hoysala Vinayaditya, Hoysala king since 1047
and 30 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia28 states
- Song dynasty · 960 – 1279 · Emperor Shenzong of Song, Emperor of China since 1067
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Harivarman IV, king since 1074 and Jaya Indravarman II, king since 1080
- Heian period · 794 – 1185
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Western Xia · 1038 – 1227
- Liao dynasty · 916 – 1125 · Emperor Daozong of Liao, Emperor of China since 1055
and 20 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania15 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Tiwanaku polity · 300 – 1150
and 7 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown21 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598 · Vsevolod I of Kyiv, Grand Prince of Kyiv since 1078
- Alania · 801 – 1201
- Marwanid dynasty · 983 – 1085
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- Uqaylid dynasty · 990 – 1096
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate · 1041 – 1187
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
and 13 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1060 – 1109: every state, war and life of the 1080s, region by region.
- On the map in 1085: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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