1055 deaths

Byzantine emperor (1000-1055)

Duke of Bohemia from 1034 to 1055

Margrave of Austria

duke of Bavaria from 1049 to 1053

emperor of the Liao Dynasty

German duke

duke of Carinthia and margrave of Verona (11th century)

Italian noble

Earl in 11th-century northern England

Buddhist philosopher

King of Gwent, Deheubarth and part of Morgannwg

chieftain of Nồng people

Chinese statesman, poet, calligrapher and literary figure of the Song dynasty

Ruler of the Hammadid

Italian saint

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Nayapala (ruled 1026–1041) is the name of twelfth ruler of the Pala dynasty of eastern Indian subcontinent, mainly the Bengal and Bihar regions. Nayapala, the son of Mahipala I, defeated the Kalachuri king Karna after a long struggle. The two later signed a peace treaty at the mediation of the Buddhist scholar Atiśa.

Syrian Sufi Muslim saint (1016–1055)