History
1073
General
Population: 289 Million*
- Religion: Dictus Papae puts Roman Bishop above all others – only Pope
Death of Pope Alexander II
Pope Gregory VII elected (Hildebrand of Soana)
Reorganization of English Church – York subordinated by Canterbury
- Deaths: Pope Alexander II
Africa
- East: Ambassadors sent to China from East African port of Kilwa
Americas
- North America: Pueblos built at Mesa Verde in Colorado
Asia
- China: Ambassadors sent to China from East African port of Kilwa
- India: Alrava tesh vara Temple in India started
Europe
- England: Reorganization of English Church – York subordinated by Canterbury
Famine in England leaves survivors too weak to bury the dead
Middle East
- Byzantine Empire: Michael VII E Roman Emperor requests help from Pope Gregory VII to stop invasion of Turks