Chinese imperial officialSima Guang presents the emperor with an eight-volumeTongzhi (通志; "Comprehensive Records"), chronicling Chinese history from 403 BCE to the end of the Qin dynasty in 207 BCE. The emperor then issues an edict for the compilation of Guang'suniversal history of China, allocating funds for the costs of compilation and research assistants such as Liu Ban, Liu Shu and Fan Zuyu.[1]
TheAbu Hanifa Mosque is established inBaghdad, when the Grand Vizier of theSeljuk Empire, Abu Saad al-Khwarizmi or al-Mustawfi, builds a shrine for Abu Hanifa near his tomb.[2]
December 30 –Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace inGranada, crucifies the Jewish vizier Yusuf ibn Naghrela, and massacres most of the Jewish population.[4]
January 6 – Harold Godwinson (Harold II) is crowned king of England, probably in the newWestminster Abbey, where Edward the Confessor's funeral took place not long before the coronation.[8]
October 6 – Harold II marches south fromStamford Bridge (nearYork) to counter the threat of the invasion by William. Reaching London within five days, he leaves a short time later. After a two-day march he and his army reachCaldbec Hill.
October 14 –Battle of Hastings: William and Harold II meet in battle at Hastings. Although Harold has the superior position on the battlefield, he is defeated and killed by William, invading England.
October 15 –Edgar Ætheling is proclaimed king of England (but is never crowned). He is soon forced to submit to the rule of William the Conqueror.
December – William the Conqueror moves along the south coast toDover, and builds fortifications in the existing castle at the top of the cliffs. He moves toCanterbury and finally enters London. ArchbishopStigand and other English leaders submit to William's rule. OnDecember 25, he is crowned as King William I of England in Westminster Abbey over Edward the Confessor's grave.
^Vladimir Braginskii (2014).Classical Civilisations of South East Asia: An Anthology of Articles Published in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. Taylor & Francis. p. 598.ISBN9781136848797.
^Vasilka Tăpkova-Zaimova (2018).Bulgarians by Birth: The Comitopuls, Emperor Samuel and Their Successors According to Historical Sources and the Historiographic Tradition. Brill. p. 167.ISBN9789004352995.
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