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Contents

Events

By Place

Africa

Asia

Europe

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Africa

★ The Azdâji conquest puts an end to the Kingdom of Nekor in Morocco.

Asia

★ Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates from the Khitan Liao Dynasty in Manchuria invade Kyūshū of Heian era Japan.

★ The last Goryeo-Khitan War ends.

★ Japanese regent and statesman Fujiwara no Michinaga retires from public life, installing his son Yorimichi as regent. Michinaga will, however, continue to direct affairs of state from his retirement, and will remain the de facto ruler of Japan until his death in 1028.

Europe

★ Moravia becomes part of Bohemia.

★ Canute becomes king of Denmark as well as England (or 1018).

★ Yaroslav the Wise becomes prince of Kievan Rus', succeeding Sviatopolk I.

★ A treaty between Sweden and Norway is conducted at Kungälv.

Births

★ Harthacanute, king of England and Denmark (or 1018) (d. 1042)

★ Sima Guang, Chinese historian and politician (d. 1086)

★ Zeng Gong, Chinese historian and scholar (d. 1083)

Deaths

★ December 1 — Thietmar, bishop and chronicler (or 1018) (b. 969)

★ Sviatopolk I, prince of Kiev

★ Ja'far al-Kalbi, Kalbid Emir of Sicily