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1070s

Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Decades: 1020s 1030s 1040s 1050s 1060s - 1070s - 1080s 1090s 1100s 1110s 1120s

Years: 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079

Significant Events and Trends:

1071 Byzantine Empire loses Battle of Manzikert to Turkish army.
1072 Normans conquer Palermo in Sicily
1073 Japan changes emperors
1078 Romanesque church begun at Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

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