1048
Yellow River catastrophically shifts course again
Fourteen years after the first breach, the Yellow River burst its levees once more and carved an entirely new path to the sea, flooding vast tracts…
Omar Khayyam born at Nishapur
A tentmaker's son was born in the Khorasan city who would grow up to write quatrains about wine and transience, calculate the length of the solar year…
Zirids of Ifriqiya break with Fatimids
The Berber ruler al-Mu'izz ibn Badis formally shifted his allegiance from the Shia Fatimids of Cairo back to the Sunni Abbasid caliph of Baghdad…
Anawrahta receives Theravada scriptures from Mon kingdom
The Pagan king, newly converted to Theravada Buddhism, demanded a complete set of the Tipitaka from the Mon king Manuha of Thaton.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1048?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1048. The most significant is Yellow River catastrophically shifts course again.
What era was 1048 part of?
1048 falls within the High Middle Ages (1000-1300). Crusades, cathedrals, and the slow waking of Europe.
Which regions saw notable events in 1048?
The events from 1048 span East Asia, Central Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia.