1013 facts for kids

The year 1013 (written as MXIII in Roman numerals) was a special year. It started on a Thursday and followed the Julian calendar. This was exactly one thousand years before the year 2013.

Important Events of 1013

Big Changes in Europe

• July: Sweyn Forkbeard, who was the King of Denmark, invaded England. He was then declared King in an area of England called the Danelaw. This part of England was already controlled by Danish Vikings.
• December 25: Sweyn Forkbeard was officially declared King of England in London. This meant that the previous King, Æthelred the Unready, had to leave England. He went to Normandy, a region in France, for safety.
• Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was a powerful ruler in Europe, signed a peace agreement. This treaty was made at a place called Merseburg with Duke Bolesław I Chrobry of Poland. In this agreement, the Duke of Poland agreed to recognize Henry II as his "overlord." This meant Henry II was a higher authority.
• Henry II, the Holy Roman Emperor, gathered a large army in Augsburg. He was getting ready to start his second military trip to Italy.
• Jewish people were asked to leave the Caliphate of Córdoba. This was a large Islamic state in what is now Spain.
• Around this time, people from Poland left the region of Pomerania.

Major Happenings in Asia

• Estimation: The city of Kaifeng in China became the largest city in the world. It was the capital city of China at the time. Kaifeng took over this title from Córdoba in Al-Andalus (which was in modern-day Spain).
• A huge Chinese encyclopedia was finished. It was called Prime Tortoise of the Record Bureau. This book was part of the Four Great Books of Song. It had been worked on since the year 1005. The encyclopedia ended up being 1,000 volumes long and contained 9.4 million Chinese characters!

Religious Developments

• Lyfing was chosen by King Æthelred the Unready to be the Archbishop of Canterbury. This was a very important religious position in England.
• The Al-Hakim Mosque was completed in Cairo, a major city in Egypt. This was a significant building for the Islamic faith.
• Around this time, the area of Beauvais in France changed. It went from being a county (a type of land division) to a bishopric. This means it became a region managed by a bishop, a high-ranking religious leader.

People Born in 1013

• Sancha of León: She later became the wife of Ferdinand I of León, a king in Spain.
• Rabbi Isaac Alfasi (also known as Rif): He was a very important Jewish scholar from Morocco. He studied the Talmud and was a posek, meaning he made decisions on Jewish law. He lived until 1103.

People Who Died in 1013

• Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi: He was a famous scholar who studied medicine.
• Antipope John XVI: An "antipope" is someone who claims to be the Pope but is not officially recognized by the Church.

Images for kids

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  King Sweyn Forkbeard (960–1014)

See also

In Spanish: 1013 para niños