1086

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1086

EVENTS

Domesday Book is completed in England

Emperor Shirakawa starts his Cloistered Rule

Imam Ali Mosque is rebuilt by the Seljuk Malik Shah I after being destroyed by fire.

Alfonso VI of León and Castile is defeated by the Almoravids on the Battle Of Az-Zallaqah , called into Spain by Abbad III of Sevilla .

May 24 — Pope Victor III succeeds Pope Gregory VII as the 158th Pope , though he did not accept election until May 9 , 1087 .

DEATHS

May 21 — Richilde, Countess Of Mons And Hainaut

May 21 — Wang Anshi , Chinese Statesman , Economist , Poet (b. 1021 )

July 17 — King Canute IV Of Denmark (b. 1043 )

September 25 — William VIII, Duke Of Aquitaine (b. 1025 )

Sima Guang — Chinese historian and statesman (b. 1019 )