The Numbers Game II

JFT · #1 Mar 5, '10, 6:29 pm

Picking up where the first Numbers Game left off (and the rules laid down in the first thread still apply): #1001: In A.D. 1001, King Edward the Martyr of England is canonized.

JFT · #2 Mar 8, '10, 6:32 pm

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Picking up where the first Numbers Game left off (and the rules laid down in the first thread still apply): #1001: In A.D. 1001, King Edward the Martyr of England is canonized.

#1002: On August 8, A.D. 1002, Abd al-Malik succeeds Al-Mansur as chief minister of the Umayyad Caliphate in Cordoba, Spain.

JFT · #3 Mar 10, '10, 6:35 pm

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#1002: On August 8, A.D. 1002, Abd al-Malik succeeds Al-Mansur as chief minister of the Umayyad Caliphate in Cordoba, Spain.

#1003: On May 16, A.D. 1003, Pope John XVII succeeds Pope Sylvester II as the 140th Pope

By December 25 of this same year, Pope John XVIII succeeds Pope John XVII as the 141st Pope.

JFT · #4 Mar 11, '10, 6:37 pm

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#1003: On May 16, A.D. 1003, Pope John XVII succeeds Pope Sylvester II as the 140th Pope

By December 25 of this same year, Pope John XVIII succeeds Pope John XVII as the 141st Pope.

#1004: In January, A.D. 1004, the pontificate of Pope John XVIII begins.

Also in this year, Arabs sack Pisa.

JFT · #5 Mar 12, '10, 6:19 pm

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#1004: In January, A.D. 1004, the pontificate of Pope John XVIII begins.

Also in this year, Arabs sack Pisa.

#1005: In A.D. 1005, Pomerania revolts against the Church. Also in this year, Schaffhausen, Switzerland starts minting its own coins.

JFT · #6 Mar 15, '10, 6:46 pm

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#1005: In A.D. 1005, Pomerania revolts against the Church. Also in this year, Schaffhausen, Switzerland starts minting its own coins.

#1006: In A.D. 1006, a volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi covers all of Central Java with ash.

JFT · #7 Mar 19, '10, 6:23 pm

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#1006: In A.D. 1006, a volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi covers all of Central Java with ash.

#1007: In A.D 1007, Henry II of Germany founds the Diocese of Bamberg.

Also in this year, Europe sees one of Mount Vesuvius's many eruptions.

JFT · #8 Mar 22, '10, 7:16 pm

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#1007: In A.D 1007, Henry II of Germany founds the Diocese of Bamberg.

Also in this year, Europe sees one of Mount Vesuvius's many eruptions.

#1008: In A.D. 1008, Saint Sigfrid baptizes King Olof of Sweden. Also in this year, Bruno of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission amon the Prussians.

JFT · #9 Mar 23, '10, 6:25 pm

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#1008: In A.D. 1008, Saint Sigfrid baptizes King Olof of Sweden. Also in this year, Bruno of Querfurt and others try to establish a mission amon the Prussians.

#1009: On July 31, A.D. 1009, Pope Sergius IV succeeds Pope John XVIII as the 142nd Pope.

JFT · #10 Mar 26, '10, 6:26 pm

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#1009: On July 31, A.D. 1009, Pope Sergius IV succeeds Pope John XVIII as the 142nd Pope.

#1010: In A.D. 1010, the city of Yaroslavl, Russia is founded.

Also in this year, construction of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India ends during the Chola Dynasty's Early Medieval period.

JFT · #11 Mar 29, '10, 6:29 pm

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#1010: In A.D. 1010, the city of Yaroslavl, Russia is founded.

Also in this year, construction of the Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India ends during the Chola Dynasty's Early Medieval period.

#1011: In A.D. 1011, Empror Sanjo ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan.

JFT · #12 Mar 30, '10, 6:42 pm

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#1011: In A.D. 1011, Empror Sanjo ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne in Japan.

#1012: On May 18, A.D. 1012, Pope Gregory VIII succeeds Pope Sergius IV as the 143rd Pope; Gregory VI becomes antipope.

Is it just my imagination, or is it getting a little lonely here?

JFT · #13 Mar 31, '10, 6:26 pm

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#1012: On May 18, A.D. 1012, Pope Gregory VIII succeeds Pope Sergius IV as the 143rd Pope; Gregory VI becomes antipope.

Is it just my imagination, or is it getting a little lonely here?

#1013: In A.D. 1013, the Jews are expelled from the Caliphate of Cordoba, now in Spain.

JFT · #14 Apr 1, '10, 6:24 pm

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#1013: In A.D. 1013, the Jews are expelled from the Caliphate of Cordoba, now in Spain.

#1014: In A.D. 1014, holmgang (a duel of early medieval Scandinavia) is declared illegal in Norway.

JFT · #15 Apr 2, '10, 6:56 pm

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#1014: In A.D. 1014, holmgang (a duel of early medieval Scandinavia) is declared illegal in Norway.

#1015: In A.D. 1015, Olaf Haraldsson becomes King of Norway.

Also in this year, the Ghaznavid Army tries to invade Kashmir, but is defeated.