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1013| 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. | | 1013 | England, Denmark [wars] | King Svein of Denmark, having been accepted in England as king in Northumbria and the Danelaw, now conquers Wessex. King Aethelred II of England flees to Normandy. | | 20 April 1013 | Spain, Umayyad Caliphate [administration] | Hisham II, Caliph of Córdoba in Spain, disappears following the capture of the city by Suleiman, who resumes his rule. Civil war between Moors and Arabs is now endemic in the Umayyad Caliphate. | | 24 May 1013 | Germany, Holy Roman Empire, Poland [treaties] | The Peace of Merseberg is signed. Boleslaw Chrobry (the Brave) of Poland pays homage to King Henry II of Germany and is permitted to retain all his conquests with the exception of Bohemia. He is now free to make war in Russia. |
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