Editing 1025 (section)

== Events ==
* [[January 21]] &ndash; Chifuru, daughter of powerful Japanese court official [[Fujiwara no Sanesuke]] (rival of [[Fujiwara no Michinaga]]) has her ''mogi'' ceremony. Sanesuke wants to make his daughter an imperial consort which causes the dislike of Empress Ishi (daughter of Michinaga) – eventually ''[[Sesshō and Kampaku|Kampaku]]'' (Regent) [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]] prevents it.
* [[February 25]] &ndash; (23 Dhu l-Hijja 415 AH) In the [[Fatimid Caliphate]], Badr al-Dawla Nafidh leads a group of Egyptian soldiers and white slave soldiers from Cairo to end a black slave rebellion in the famine-stricken Egyptian capital, [[Fustat]].<ref>Yaacov Lev, ''Administration of Justice in Medieval Egypt: From the 7th to the 12th Century'' (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) p.166</ref> 
* [[February ]] &ndash; In what was the Kingdom of [[Israel]], [[Fath al-Qal'i]], the Fatimid Governor of Jerusalem, and [[Anushtakin al-Dizbari]], the Governor of Palestine, make a successful assault on [[Ramla]] against [[Jarrahids#Reign of Hassan|Hassan ibn Mufarrij al-Jarrah]], the leader of the [[Jarrahids]] of Syria. 
* [[March 6]] &ndash; In the [[Duchy of Aquitaine]] in France, the Aquitanian barons and prelates meet at [[Maillezais]], to discuss the claims by [[William VI, Duke of Aquitaine|William the Fat]], son of the Duke of Aquitaine [[William V, Duke of Aquitaine|Guillaume le Grand]] (William the Great) to rule the vacant throne of the [[Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)|Kingdom of Italy]] (primarily Lombardy and Tuscany) within the [[Holy Roman Empire]].<ref name=Fulk>[[Bernard Bachrach|B. S. Bachrach]], ''Fulk Nerra, the Neo-Roman Consul, 987–1040: A Political Biography of the Angevin Count'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993) pp.173-175</ref> The title is eventually claimed by [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad the Salic]].
* [[March 7]] &ndash; [[Herbert I, Count of Maine]], is imprisoned at [[Saintes, Charente-Maritime|Saintes]] after being lured there by [[Fulk III, Count of Anjou]], who had promised to reward Herbert with control of Saintes.<ref name=Fulk/> Herbert is held captive for two years before other nobles force his release.
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Bolesław I the Brave]] is crowned in [[Gniezno]] as the first [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|King of Poland]]. He takes advantage of the [[interregnum]] in [[Kingdom of Germany|Germany]] (see [[1024]]) and receives permission for his coronation from [[Pope John XIX]]; however, he dies 60 days later.
* [[May]] &ndash; [[Ishoyahb IV]], the unpopular [[Nicene Christianity|Nicene Christian]] [[List of patriarchs of the Church of the East|Patriarch of the Church of the East]], dies in [[Baghdad]] after a five-year reign, leaving a vacancy that will not be filled until 1028.<ref>David Wilmshurst, ''The Martyred Church: A History of the Church of the East'' (East & West Publishing Limited, 2011) p.201</ref>
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[Mieszko II Lambert]] becomes the second [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|King of Poland]] after the sudden death of his father, King [[Bolesław I the Brave]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Wolverton |first=Lisa |date=2009 |title=The Chronicle of the Czechs |location=Washington D.C. |publisher=Catholic University of America Press |page=104|isbn=978-0-813-21713-0}}</ref>
* [[September]] &ndash; At the urging of Queen [[Constance of Arles]], the three sons of King [[Robert II of France]] ("the Pious") revolt against their father – [[Hugh Magnus]] (heir and co-king), [[Henry I of France|Henry I]] and [[Robert I, Duke of Burgundy]] start a civil war over power.
* [[December 15]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Basil II]] ("Bulgar Slayer") dies in [[Constantinople]] after a 50-year reign. Never married, he is succeeded by his brother and co-emperor [[Constantine VIII]], who becomes sole ruler of the [[Byzantine Empire]]. Constantine calls the Sicilian invasion off. Catapan [[Basil Boioannes]] diverts the Byzantine expeditionary force already assembled on [[Calabria]], to join the [[siege]] of [[Capua]].
* [[December 25]] &ndash; [[Mieszko II Lambert]], son of Bolosław I, is formally crowned as king of Poland by the [[Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno)|Archbishop Hippolytus]] in [[Gniezno Cathedral]].

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=== By place ===

==== Africa ====
* Emir [[Al-Mu'izz ibn Badis]] of the [[Zirid dynasty]] in [[Ifriqiya]] (modern [[Tunisia]]) attempts to retake [[Emirate of Sicily|Sicily]] but is unsuccessful.<ref>Meynier, Gilbert (2010). ''L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518)''. Paris: La Découverte. p.50.</ref>

==== Asia ====
* [[Srivijaya]], a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] kingdom based in [[Sumatra]], is [[Chola invasion of Srivijaya|attacked]] by Emperor [[Rajendra Chola I|Rajendra I]] of the [[Chola dynasty]] of southern India in a dispute over trading rights in [[Southeast Asia]]. It survives but declines in importance.
* Completion and publishing of [[Avicenna]]'s ''[[Canon of Medicine]]''.
* Japanese ''[[Sesshō and Kampaku|Kampaku]]'' (Regent) [[Fujiwara no Yorimichi]] holds horse racing at his mansion; the emperor attends.</onlyinclude>