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1038

1038 — China: 李元昊稱帝，即夏景宗，定都興州並改稱為興慶府，國號「大夏」，史稱「西夏」。山西定襄—忻州一帶發生7.25級地震，造成32308人死亡，5600人受傷

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  • No events recorded for this year
  • 1040지중추원사(知中樞院事) 김원충(金元沖)의 딸을 왕비로 맞음.(용절덕비(容節德妃) 김씨)
  • 1040김해병서(金海兵書)를 연변의 주진(州鎭)에 각각 1부씩 내려 보냄
  • 1040서면병마도감사(西面兵馬都監使) 박원작(朴元綽)이 제작한 수질구궁노(繡質九弓弩)를 동서 변진(邊鎭)에 두게 함
  • 李元昊稱帝，即夏景宗，定都興州並改稱為興慶府，國號「大夏」，史稱「西夏」。山西定襄—忻州一帶發生7.25級地震，造成32308人死亡，5600人受傷。ZH
  • The Meng clan (Zhuang people) in Yizhou of Guangnan West Circuit rebels and is suppressed
  • 1036All officials, their sons and grandsons, are relieved from obligations to serve as village officers
  • 1036Unprecedented spread of literati culture throughout society compels the Song court to promulgate sumptuary regulations for citizens of Kaifeng
  • 1036Song civil service doubles in size
  • 1036Đại Cồ Việt raids the Song dynasty
  • 1037Earthquake
  • 1037The Jiyun was published.
  • 1039Western Xia attacks Song dynasty but is repulsed
  • 1039Famine strikes north China
  • 1040Song-Xia War (1040–1044): Western Xia invades Song dynasty
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 1036Emperor Go-Suzaku, accession

covered from 1607