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1090 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1060s 1070s 1080s – 1090s – 1100s 1110s 1120s |
| Years: | 1087 1088 1089 – 1090 – 1091 1092 1093 |
Year 1090 (MXC) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By area
Africa
Europe
- Third expedition of the Almoravid army in al-Andalus who subdue the taifas kingdoms. Córdoba, Seville, Grenada, Málaga, Almería and Ronda fall to the troops of Yusuf ibn Tashfin.
By topic
Arts and culture
- Troubadours begin playing in Provence.
Technology
- Song Dynasty Chinese writer Qin Guan writes the Can Shu (Book of Sericulture), which describes a silk-reeling machine that has the world's oldest known mechanical belt drive.
Births
- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (d. 1153)
- Eliezer ben Nathan of Mainz
- Qin Hui, Chinese Song Dynasty Prime Minister (d. 1155)
Deaths