History
1025
General
Population: 266 Million*
- Entertainment: Tosa School of painting founded in Japan
- Deaths: Byzantine Emperor Basil II, Boleslav I of Poland
Africa
- Egypt: Famine during reign of Valiphate of Zahir
Asia
- Japan: Takayoshi founds Tosa school of painting
Europe
- General: Indecisive battle between Canute and Olaf of Norway at Holy River, Sweden
- England: Famine from rain and plagues
- Poland: Boleslav I accepts title of King of Poland
Death of Boleslav I "The Brave" the duke of Poland
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Death of Basil II of Byzantine empire - start of decline of Byzantine power