1048
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
- September 18 - Battle of Kapetron: A combined Byzantine-Georgian army, under Byzantine generals Aaronios and Katakalon Kekaumenos, confronts the invading Seljuk Turks, led by Ibrahim Inal, at Kapetron. The Byzantines defeat their opposing Turkish forces in the flanks, but in the centre Ibrahim Inal captures Liparit, and can safely withdraw from Byzantine territory, laden with spoils and captives, including Liparit.
- Winter - Emperor Constantine IX sends an embassy with gifts and a ransom, to release Liparit IV to Tughril. However, the sultan sets Liparit free, on the condition that he will never again fight the Seljuks.
Europe
- Winter - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor appoints his cousin, Bishop Bruno of Toul as successor of Damasus II at an assembly at Worms.
- The city of Oslo is founded by King Harald Hardrada of Norway.
England
- 1048 or 1066 - End of the Viking Age: Vikings make an unsuccessful raid on the Kingdom of England; The raiders flee to Flanders.
- King Edward the Confessor goes to war against Flanders, blockading the English Channel with a fleet based at Sandwich, Kent.
China
- Catastrophic Yellow River flood in Northern Song China; the river changes its course until 1194.
By topic
Religion
Births
May 18 - Omar Khayyam, Persian mathematician and poet May 25 - Shenzong, emperor of the Song dynasty October - Matilda of Germany, duchess of Swabia Arwa al-Sulayhi, queen and co-ruler of Yemen Domnall Ua Lochlainn, High King of Ireland Harding of Bristol, English sheriff reeve Magnus II, king of Norway Peter I, Italian nobleman Sheikh Ahmad-e Jami, Persian Sufi writer and poet Turgot of Durham, Scottish bishopDeaths
January 19 - Jingzong, Chinese founding emperor of Western Xia January 25 - Poppo, abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy March 29 - Æthelstan of Abingdon, English abbot June 1 - Minamoto no Yorinobu, Japanese samurai June 7 - Berno of Reichenau, German abbot August 9 - Damasus II, pope of the Catholic Church November 11 - Adalbert, duke of Upper Lorraine December 9 - Al-Biruni, Persian scholar and polymath Cenn Fáelad Ua Cúill, Irish poet and Chief Ollam Humbert I, founder of the House of Savoy Mael Fabhaill Ua hEidhin, Irish king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne Rainulf Trincanocte, Italo-Norman nobleman