Editing 1092 (section)

=== By place ===

==== Byzantine Empire ====
* Summer &ndash; Emperor [[Alexios I Komnenos]] bribes one of [[Kilij Arslan I|Kilij Arslan]]'s (sultan of the [[Sultanate of Rum]]) officials to recover [[Sinop, Turkey|Sinope]] (the capital of [[Paphlagonia]]), and neighbouring coastal regions. He uses the Byzantine fleet to defeat the Seljuk navy off the coast of [[Cius]] in [[Bithynia]].<ref>Brian Todd Carey (2012). ''Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071)'', p. 160. {{ISBN|978-1-84884-215-1}}.</ref>

==== Europe ====
* [[January 14]] &ndash; [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia|Vratislaus II]], the first king of [[List of Bohemian monarchs|Bohemia]], dies after a 6½-year reign and is succeeded by his brother [[Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia|Conrad I]] who becomes duke and not king because Vratislaus was elevated to the royal dignity 'for life' by [[Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor]] (in [[1085]]). Conrad dies [[September 6]] after a 8-month reign and is succeeded by his nephew [[Bretislav II]] (the eldest son of Vratislaus).

==== Britain ====
* Summer &ndash; King [[William II of England|William II]] annexes [[Cumbria]] from the Scottish Celtic kingdom of [[Strathclyde]], and builds [[Carlisle Castle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13665|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080110062231/http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.13665|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-01-10|title=Carlisle Castle|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|access-date=2007-12-21}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] &ndash; [[Lincoln Cathedral]], one of England's finest [[English Gothic architecture|Gothic]] buildings, is consecrated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lincolncathedral.com/|title=Lincoln Cathedral website|access-date=2007-12-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110200058/http://www.lincolncathedral.com/ |archive-date=January 10, 2008<!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref>

==== Seljuk Empire ====
* [[November 19]] &ndash; Sultan [[Malik-Shah I]] dies after a 20-year reign while [[hunting]]. The [[Seljuk Empire]] falls into chaos: his brother [[Tutush I]] and rival successors carve up their own independent [[sultan]]ates in the [[Middle East]]. Malik-Shah is succeeded by his son [[Mahmud I of Great Seljuq|Mahmud I]], but he does not gain control of the empire.

==== China ====
* [[Su Song]], a Chinese statesman and [[scientist]], publishes his ''Xin Yi Xiang Fa Yao'', a treatise outlining the construction and operation of his complex astronomical [[clocktower]], built in [[Kaifeng]]. It also includes a celestial atlas of five [[star map]]s.