The world in 1044 AD — what happened that year

8 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

Gathered a large army at Jiushijiu Spring for a campaign against Li Yuanhao of Western Xia. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷19 重熙13年 9月)
Camped at Xiagu and rebuked Li Yuanhao, who apologized. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷19 重熙13年 10月)
Upgraded Yunzhou to the Western Capital (Datong Prefecture). (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史卷19 重熙13年 11月)
Soldiers of the Yunyi Army at Baozhou killed their officials, occupied the city and rebelled. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷011 慶曆四年)
The Fuyan jingluesi reports that the western bandits invaded Qingjian city, but the Xuanwu Fu-tu Liu Yue and others met them in battle and won. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷046 (1044년 조))
Yuanhao presents a memorial of oath, saying: the two states have lost their harmony for seven years; from now on we wish to set up an oath and keep it in the oath archive. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑卷047 (1044년 조))

On the seventh month, Emperor Thái Tông entered Bushu citadel and took the concubines and palace women of Zha Dou as captives. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之二「甲申三年春正月，發府庫噐械，頒授」)

A great famine struck all of England; wheat rose to sixty pence a sester. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1044 항 (pg657.txt 줄 5498))