1048

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	10th century – 11th century – 12th century
Decades:	1010s  1020s  1030s  – 1040s –  1050s  1060s  1070s
Years:	1045 1046 1047 – 1048 – 1049 1050 1051

Tomb of Pope Damasus II (r. 1048)

Events

• The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway.
• Battle of Pasinler – Seljuks defeat a force of Byzantines and Georgians.
• Benedict IX driven from Rome, ending his third and final pontificate.