1010s

Events and Trends

 * invades . He and divide the country; after Edmund's death he becomes sole king.
 * becomes part of the (1018).
 * Rajendra Chola I, son of the illustrious The Great, became the Chola Emperor. There is confusion on the exact date. According to Professor Kielhorn it is between 27 March and 7 July.
 * (Alhacen) writes his influential , which marks the beginning of the al, drastically transforms the understanding of and , introduces the fields of , , and , and first describes the.

Significant people

 * (Abulcasis)
 * (Ibn al-Haytham)
 * (Ibn Sina)
 * (Ibn al-Haytham)
 * (Ibn Sina)