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1023 Deaths
Year 1023 ( MXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March * January 16 – (21 Shawwal 413 AH) The Grand Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt is executed only nine months after succeeding Khatir-al-Mulk. * January 24 – A solar eclipse is visible from London. * February 5 – At Cairo in the Fatimid Caliphate, the Caliph al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah attains full power upon the death of his aunt, Sitt al-Mulk. * February 12 – (18 Dhu-I-qa'da 413 AH) In Spain, Al-Ma'mun al-Qāsim ibn Ḥammud returns to Cordoba to become the new Emir, after the Emir Yaḥya ibn ʿAli ibn Ḥammud al-Muʿtali bi-llāh leaves the city and moves to Malaga. Al-Qasim reigns for 10 months before being forced out by Abd al-Rahman V. * February 23 – The Chitragupta Temple (now in India at Khajuraho at the Madhya Pradesh state) is consecrated to the Hindu god Shiva, at the Maha Shivaratri celebration. * March 27 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kou Zhun
Kou Zhun ( 961 – 24 October 1023), courtesy name Pingzhong, was a much-praised official of China's Song dynasty#Northern Song, 960–1127, Northern Song dynasty. He was the chancellor (China), chancellor from 1004 to 1006 during the Emperor Zhenzong's reign. Biography Kou Zhun became a ''jinshi'' after passing the imperial examination in 979. Kou Zhun was a great speaker and had a reputation of offering criticism as he saw fit. Once, Emperor Taizong of Song, Emperor Taizong got offended and decided to leave, but Kou Zhun grabbed his robe and forced him to sit down and finish listening. Emperor Taizong remarked, "Having Kou Zhun is like Emperor Taizong of Tang having Wei Zheng." In 1004, during Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Emperor Zhenzong's reign, the Liao Dynasty, Liao forces from the North initiated a major invasion and came surprisingly close to the Song capital. When other officials such as Wang Qinruo suggested that the emperor desert the city and find a new capital in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
