1075

1075 in various
AG
Thai solar calendar	1617–1618
Tibetan calendar	阳木虎年; (male Wood-Tiger); 1201 or 820 or 48; — to —; 阴木兔年; (female Wood-Rabbit); 1202 or 821 or 49

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century; 11th century ; 12th century;
Decades:	1050s; 1060s; 1070s ; 1080s; 1090s;
Years:	1072; 1073; 1074; 1075 ; 1076; 1077; 1078;

Year 1075 (MLXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

The future Emperor Alexios Komnenos captures the Norman rebel Roussel de Bailleul in Amaseia. Roussel had established a principality in eastern Anatolia in 1073 after rebelling against Emperor Michael VII Doukas, basing his power on his western mercenaries and local support in exchange for protection against invading Turkmen.^[1]

June 9 – First Battle of Langensalza: Emperor Henry IV defeats the Saxon nobles on the River Unstrut near Langensalza in Thuringia (modern Germany). He subjugates Saxony, and immediately tries to reassert his rights as the sovereign of northern Italy.
Anund Gårdske is deposed as king of Svealand (also called Sweden proper). King Håkan the Red of Götaland proclaims himself ruler of all Sweden
.

Roger de Breteuil is brought before the Great Council. He is deprived of his lands and sentenced to perpetual imprisonment. Ralph de Gael and Waltheof are charged as co-conspirators.
August 25 – Council of London: Archbishop Lanfranc instigates the movement of English bishoprics. One of these is the bishopric of Sherborne and Wilton which is moved to Old Sarum.

Summer – Shen Kuo, Chinese polymath scientist and statesman, solves a border dispute with the Liao Dynasty by dredging up old diplomatic records. He refutes Emperor Dao Zong's bluffs point for point during a meeting at Mt. Yongan (near modern-day Pingquan), reestablishing the rightful borders of the Song Dynasty.
Vietnamese forces under General Lý Thường Kiệt defend Vietnam against a Chinese invasion.
The Liao Dynasty version of the Buddhist Tripiṭaka is completed (approximate date).

February – Pope Gregory VII holds a council in the Lateran Palace at Rome. He publishes a decree against laymen investiture (an act which will later cause the Investiture Controversy).
April – The Dictatus papae (a compilation of 27 statements of powers) are included in the registry of Gregory VII, in which he asserts papal authority over earthly as well as spiritual rulers.
December 8 – Gregory VII writes a letter of reprimand to Henry IV. He accuses him of breaching his word and continued support of excommunicated councilors.
December 25 – Gregory VII is kidnapped in the church during Christmas night in Rome and briefly imprisoned by the Roman nobleman Cencio I Frangipane.

^ Alexander Daniel Beihammer (2017). Byzantium and the Emergence of Muslim-Turkish Anatolia, Ca. 1040-1130, p. 210-212.
^ "Orderic Vitalis | Norman history". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
^ "Lothar II (or III) | Holy Roman emperor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century 11th century 12th century
Decades:	1050s 1060s 1070s 1080s 1090s
Years:	1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078

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