Century
11th century
The years 1001 – 1100. The atlas records 3,593 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 1001 – 1100
- 3,593 events
- 28 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 1095 – 1291CrusadesWar · Middle East
- 14 October 1066Battle of HastingsBattle · Europe
- 1096 – 1099First CrusadeWar · Middle East
- 1066 – 1075Norman conquest of EnglandEvent · Europe
- July 1054East-West SchismEvent
- 1075 – 1124Investiture controversyEvent · Europe
- 7 June 1099Siege of JerusalemSiege · Middle East
- April 1096People's CrusadeWar · Middle East
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Founding of Ouagadougou1050 · Founding1050
- Founding of Almoravid dynasty1040 · Founding1040
- Founding of Kanem-Bornu Empire11th century · Founding11th century
- Founding of Kingdom of Mapungubwe1075 · Founding1075
- Founding of Gobir11th century · Founding11th century
- Battle of Tabfarilla21 March 1056 · Battle21 March 1056
Middle East
Europe
- Battle of Stamford Bridge25 September 1066 · Battle25 September 1066
- Norman conquest of southern Italy11th century – 12th century · Event11th century – 12th century
- Rhineland massacres1096 · Attack1096
- Council of ClermontNovember 1095 · PoliticalNovember 1095
- Battle of Kleidion29 July 1014 · Battle29 July 1014
- Battle of Dyrrhachium18 October 1081 · Battle18 October 1081
Central Asia
- Battle of Dandanaqan23 May 1040 · Battle23 May 1040
- Construction of Burana Tower11th century · Construction11th century
- Construction of Shah-i-Zinda11th century · Construction11th century
- Fall of Oghuz Yabgu State1055 · Collapse1055
- Construction of Rabati Malik Caravanserai1078 · Construction1078
- Battle of NisaJune 1035 · BattleJune 1035
South Asia
East Asia
- Zenkunen War1051 – 1063 · War1051 – 1063
- Gosannen War1083 – 1087 · War1083 – 1087
- 1038 Shaanxi earthquake9 January 1038 · Natural disaster9 January 1038
- 1057 Beijing earthquake1057 · Natural disaster1057
- 1037 Jiangsu earthquakeDecember 1037 · Natural disasterDecember 1037
- Second conflict in the Goryeo–Khitan War1010 – 1011 · War1010 – 1011
Southeast Asia
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
South America
North America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Kanem-Bornu Empire11th century – 1900
Middle East
Abbasid Caliphate750 – 1258 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Kievan Rus'882 – 1240 CE
Holy Roman Empire962 – 1806 CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Chalukya dynasty543 – 1200 CE
Pala Empire750 – 1174 CE
Western Chalukya Empire973 – 1189 CE
East Asia
Liao dynasty916 – 1125 CE
Goryeo918 – 1392 CE
Song dynasty960 – 1279 CE
Southeast Asia
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Srivijaya650 – 1377 CE
Mataram kingdom716 – 1016 CE
Khmer Empire802 – 1431 CE
Pagan kingdom849 – 1297 CE
Early Lê dynasty980 – 1009 CE
Ly dynasty1009 – 1226
Dai Viet1054 – 1805
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
South America
Chimor850s – 1470s CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- The Dome of the Rock691 – 692 CE · Jerusalem691 – 692 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- Hagia Sophia532 – 537 CE · Istanbul, Turkey532 – 537 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji745 – 758 CE · Nara, Japan745 – 758 CE
- Borobudurc. 780 – 833 CE · Magelang, Indonesiac. 780 – 833 CE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
- Tikal Temple Ic. 734 – 745 CE · Petén, Guatemalac. 734 – 745 CE
- El Castillo, Chichén Itzác. 900 – 1000 CE · Yucatán, Mexicoc. 900 – 1000 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Grand Canal609 CE – today · by river609 CE – today
- Tea Horse Roadc. 618 CE – 1949 · by landc. 618 CE – 1949
- Volga trade routec. 780 CE – 1050 · by land, sea and riverc. 780 CE – 1050
- Route from the Varangians to the Greeksc. 800 CE – 1100 · by sea and riverc. 800 CE – 1100
- Via Regiac. 800 CE – 1815 · by landc. 800 CE – 1815
- Maya coastal canoe tradec. 800 CE – 1525 · by seac. 800 CE – 1525
- Swahili coast tradec. 900 CE – 1500 · by land and seac. 900 CE – 1500
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these yearsGreat people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 941 – 1005 CELê HoànFounded the Early Lê dynasty (980); defeated the Song invasion of 981Vietnamese Commanders
- c. 970 – c. 1020 CELeif EriksonNorse explorer; reached Vinland (North America) c. 1000Explorers
- c. 973 – c. 1014 CEMurasaki ShikibuThe Tale of GenjiWriters & Poets
- 1019 – 1105Lý Thường KiệtGeneral; 'Nam quốc sơn hà'; repelled the Song (1077)Vietnamese Commanders
