1081
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 10th century – 11th century – 12th century |
| Decades: | 1050s 1060s 1070s – 1080s – 1090s 1100s 1110s |
| Years: | 1078 1079 1080 – 1081 – 1082 1083 1084 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1081 MLXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 1834 |
| Armenian calendar | 530 ԹՎ ՇԼ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5831 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1002–1003 |
| Bengali calendar | 488 |
| Berber calendar | 2031 |
| English Regnal year | 15 Will. 1 – 16 Will. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1625 |
| Burmese calendar | 443 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6589–6590 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 3777 or 3717 — to — 辛酉年 (Metal Rooster) 3778 or 3718 |
| Coptic calendar | 797–798 |
| Discordian calendar | 2247 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1073–1074 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4841–4842 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1137–1138 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1002–1003 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4181–4182 |
| Holocene calendar | 11081 |
| Igbo calendar | 81–82 |
| Iranian calendar | 459–460 |
| Islamic calendar | 473–474 |
| Japanese calendar | Jōryaku 5 / Eihō 1 (永保元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 985–986 |
| Julian calendar | 1081 MLXXXI |
| Korean calendar | 3414 |
| Minguo calendar | 831 before ROC 民前831年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −387 |
| Seleucid era | 1392/1393 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1623–1624 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金猴年 (male Iron-Monkey) 1207 or 826 or 54 — to — 阴金鸡年 (female Iron-Rooster) 1208 or 827 or 55 |
1081 (MLXXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1081st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 81st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 11th century, and the 2nd year of the 1080s decade. As of the start of 1081, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
[change | change source]- Corfu taken from Byzantine Empire by Robert Guiscard, Norman King of Southern Italy
- Byzantine emperor Nicephorus III is overthrown by Alexius I Comnenus, ending the Middle Byzantine period and beginning the Comnenan dynasty
- Alexius I helps defend Albania from the Normans (the first recorded mention of Albania), but is defeated at the Battle of Dyrrhachium.
- Beginning of the construction of Saint Canute's Cathedral in Odense.
- May 8 – Alfonso VI of Castile marries Constance of Burgundy.
Births
[change | change source]- December 1 – King Louis VI of France, French royal (died 1137)