8 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (4)
When the Jobok rebelled, Yelü Renxian, Prince of Jin, was made Pacification Commissioner of the Northwest Circuit and led the imperial guard to suppress them. (History of Liao (Liaoshi) 遼史 卷22 咸雍5年 1月)
Chen Shengzhi and Wang Anshi first established the Sansi Tiaoli Commission to deliberate and carry out the New Laws. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷014 熙寧二年)
The Xia broke their earlier pact and asked to build a fortress at Suizhou; it was not traded for two strongholds, so the town was renamed Suidecheng. (History of Song (Songshi), Annals 宋史卷014 熙寧二年)
Li asks that, since the Xia people broke the covenant, a city be built at Suizhou, but not in exchange for the two stockades; this is followed, and the city is renamed Suide fortress. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 續資治通鑑 卷067 (1069년 조))
Southeast Asia (1)
In the second month, the emperor personally campaigned against Champa and captured the Champa king Chế Cù and 50,000 of his people. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之三 「丁未二年春二月，牛吼、哀牢等國獻」)
Southern Europe (1)
At fourteen, Alexios wanted to accompany Emperor Diogenes on his campaign against the Persians (Turks); this is the first scene of the history. (Anna Komnene, The Alexiad Dawes 1.1 (문장 3))
Western Europe (1)
Three sons of Swein came to the Humber with 240 ships; Edgar, Waltheof and others joined them and marched on York. (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Giles/Ingram 1847 A.D. 1069 항 (pg657.txt 줄 7242))
Eastern Europe & Russia (1)
Iziaslav returns with the Lyakhs; Svyatopolk comes to Novgorod and faces Gleb and the Novgorod forces at Zvyrinets. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1069년)