army is defeated, and he retreats to Beaugency. Asia April 30 – Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni dies after a 28-year reign. He is succeeded by his son Mas'ud I who seizes the throne of the Ghaznavid Empire, which includes much of Afghanistan, Iran and India. Ouyang Xiu, a Chinese historian and scholar, obtains his jinshi degree at the age of 23, by passing the imperial examinations in the country, leading him into a distinguished path as a scholar-official. The Chola Empire reaches its greatest extent. Births July 21 – Kyansittha, king of the Pagan Empire (Burma) July 26 – Stanislaus of Szczepanów, bishop of Kraków (d. 1079) Adelaide of Eilenburg, German noblewoman (approximate date) Anne of Kiev, French queen and regent (approximate date) Baldwin VI (the Good), count of Flanders (approximate date) Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian Order (d. 1101) Gerard (the Great), duke of Lorraine (approximate date) Gertrude of Saxony, countess of Holland (approximate date) Manegold of Lautenbach, German priest (approximate date) Romanos IV, emperor of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1072) Vsevolod I Yaroslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev (d. 1093) Walter of Pontoise, French abbot (approximate date) William of Hirsau, German abbot (approximate date) Deaths January 10 – Thietmar, margrave of the Saxon Ostmark January 31 – William V (the Great), duke of Aquitaine (b. 969) March 10 – Welf II, German nobleman (Elder House of Welf) April 30 – Mahmud of Ghazni, Ghaznavid emir (b. 971) July 19 – Adalberon, French bishop and poet (or 1031) July 29 Bjørn Stallare, Norwegian servant and diplomat Olaf II Haraldsson (St. Olaf), king of Norway Torstein Knarresmed, Norwegian Viking warrior Al-Musabbihi, Fatimid historian and official (b. 977) Cú Mara mac Maic Liac, Irish poet and Chief Ollam Fan Kuan, Chinese landscape painter (approximate date) Gormflaith ingen Murchada, Irish queen (b. 960) Krešimir III, king of Croatia (Trpimirović Dynasty) Miskawayh, Persian official and philosopher (b. 932) Skapti Þóroddsson, Icelandic lawspeaker and skald Tadg in Eich Gil, king of Connacht (approximate date) William IV, count of Provence (approximate date) References