Politics & PowerThe 11th century

Politics & Power in the 11th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged politics and power — dynasties, constitutions, revolutions and changes of regime, narrowed to the 11th century — 14 of them, drawn from 14 nations, running from 1000 to 1086. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
14
Nations
14
Earliest
1000
Latest
1086
Europe
9
Asia
3
Africa
1
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. South America

    Ecuador

    Quitu, Cara and Cañari chiefdoms

    Highland peoples including the Quitu and Cara around Quito and the Cañari near Cuenca build farming chiefdoms linked by trade and rivalry.

    Era: Valdivia Potters and the Chiefdoms of the Andes

    Sources: History of Ecuador · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Europe

    Slovakia

    Incorporation into the Kingdom of Hungary

    The Slovak lands were absorbed into the Kingdom of Hungary founded by Stephen I, beginning roughly a thousand years under the Hungarian crown as the region known as 'Upper Hungary'.

    Era: A Thousand Years in the Kingdom of Hungary

    Sources: History of Slovakia · Slovakia.travel (official tourism portal), Slovakia · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Europe

    Ireland

    Brian Boru becomes High King

    Brian Boru of the Dál Cais of Munster made himself High King of Ireland around 1002, the most powerful ruler the island had known and a claimant to authority over all of Ireland.

    Era: Vikings, Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf

    Sources: The Vikings in Ireland · World History Encyclopedia

  4. Asia

    Vietnam

    Founding of the Ly dynasty

    Ly Cong Uan takes the throne and founds the Ly dynasty, moving the capital to Thang Long (Hanoi) in 1010 and establishing the enduring institutions of independent Dai Viet.

    Era: Independent Dynasties: Ly, Tran, and Le

    Sources: Vietnam · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Africa

    Algeria

    Hammadid dynasty and Beni Hammad

    The Berber Hammadid dynasty is established and founds the Qal'a of Beni Hammad; Bejaïa becomes one of the foremost ports of North Africa.

    Era: Vandals, Byzantines and the Coming of Islam

    Sources: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, History of Algeria · Wikipedia

  6. Asia

    Sri Lanka

    Polonnaruwa becomes the capital

    Following the Chola conquest and the abandonment of Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa is established as Sri Lanka's second great capital in the north-central dry zone.

    Era: Polonnaruwa and the Move South

    Sources: Ancient City of Polonnaruwa · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Sri Lanka: History · Encyclopædia Britannica

  7. Europe

    Russia

    Yaroslav the Wise and the Russkaya Pravda

    Under Yaroslav the Wise, Kievan Rus' reaches a cultural peak; he issues the Russkaya Pravda, the earliest East Slavic written law code, and patronizes churches and learning in Kiev.

    Era: Kievan Rus' and the Mongol Yoke

    Sources: Russia · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Kyivan Rus · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  8. Europe

    Ukraine

    Reign of Yaroslav the Wise

    Yaroslav consolidated Kievan Rus', codified the Russkaya Pravda, promoted Christianity and learning, and built the Saint-Sophia Cathedral, marking the height of the realm.

    Era: Kievan Rus' and the Baptism of 988

    Sources: Yaroslav the Wise · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  9. Europe

    Poland

    Coronation of Boleslaw I the Brave

    Boleslaw I was crowned king at Gniezno, the first ruler to bear the royal title of Poland and to win recognition of the realm as a kingdom rather than a duchy.

    Era: The Birth of the Piast State and the Christianization of Poland

    Sources: Poland: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1000 Years of the Polish Crown · Polish Museum of America

  10. Europe

    Belarus

    Vseslav of Polotsk seizes Kiev

    Prince Vseslav of Polotsk, the principality's most celebrated ruler, briefly held the throne of Kiev itself, a measure of Polotsk's ambition and its rivalry with the senior princes of Rus.

    Era: Polotsk and the Early East Slavs

    Sources: History of Belarus · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  11. Europe

    Croatia

    Coronation of Demetrius Zvonimir

    Zvonimir was crowned king of Croatia with the sanction of the papacy, the last of the great native rulers and a symbol of the medieval kingdom at its height.

    Era: The Medieval Kingdom and the Union with Hungary

    Sources: Croatia: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  12. Europe

    Montenegro

    Mihailo crowned king of Duklja

    Mihailo of Duklja became the first ruler of the region to bear the royal title, the crown bestowed on him by Pope Gregory VII, marking Duklja's standing among Christian states.

    Era: Duklja, Zeta and the Coming of the Name Montenegro

    Sources: Montenegro: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Montenegro History (Duklja and Zeta) · FamilySearch

  13. Asia

    Türkiye

    Sultanate of Rûm at Konya

    Seljuk Turks established the Sultanate of Rûm in Anatolia, with Konya as its centre, fostering a rich Islamic culture associated with the mystic poet Rumi.

    Era: The Rise of the Seljuks and Ottomans

    Sources: Ottoman Empire · Encyclopædia Britannica, Osman I · World History Encyclopedia

  14. Europe

    United Kingdom

    Domesday Book compiled

    William the Conqueror ordered a comprehensive survey of landholding in England, producing Domesday Book, an unparalleled record of the kingdom's wealth and the new Norman order.

    Era: The Norman Conquest and medieval England

    Sources: The British Library: history and collections · The British Library