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1010| 1000–1100 | Europe [sports] | ‘Tables’, or backgammon, is introduced to Europe by the Arabs (or reintroduced, as it is similar in name and appearance to the Roman game Tabula). It becomes extremely popular over the next few centuries. The name ‘backgammon’ is first used in the mid-17th century. | | c. 1010 | Japan [fiction] | Murasaki Shikibu (‘Lady Murasaki’) writes Genji Monogatari/The Tale of Genji about the love affairs of Prince Genji. The first psychological novel, it is regarded as one of the greatest works of Japanese literature. | | c. 1010 | Persia [historical study] | Persian poet Firdausi completes his Persian national epic, Shah-nama/The Book of Kings. Its 50 chapters relate the history of the Persian kings up to the fall of the Sassanian dynasty. | | 1010 | Spain, Umayyad Caliphate [political events] | The caliph Suleiman of Córdoba, in Spain, is deposed and Mohammad II is restored. The latter is then murdered and Hisham II restored. The Umayyad Caliphate now slides into political anarchy. | | c. 1010 | Central America [religion] | The Toltecs introduce the cult of Quetzalcoatl, ‘the feathered serpent’, to the Central American cities that they have recently invaded. |
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