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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. The Synod of Kells-Mellifont established the present diocesan system of Ireland (with later modifications) and recognized the primacy of Armagh.This synod marks the inclusion of the Irish Church into western European Catholicism.
1419
969
899
1152
2. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
981
814
825
1497
3. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
638
1485
1405
1106 9/28
4. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1186 1/27
1485
1492
1216
5. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
794
1237
1117
795
6. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
1487
732
1125
1328
7. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
626
1444 November 10th
1429
1123 3/18-3/27
8. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
786
638
1125
1282
9. Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor.Justinian is best remembered for his Code of Civil Law (529) - and expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from the Ostrogoths.
910
1189
527 August 1
960
10. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.
1135
843
1183
1176 5/29
11. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
1125
663
1107
633
12. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
969
793
1050
872
13. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1095
698
1189
1380
14. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1405
674-678
711
1453
15. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.
1216
1071
687
899
16. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
681
1122 9/23
698
1166
17. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
1380
668
1219
605
18. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
1185
1273
1370
1307
19. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1333
1122 9/23
1088
515
20. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
910
868
525
1184
21. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.
1174 7/12
1018
751
1185
22. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
632
1054
1215
1492
23. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.
1147
1497
1258
1086
24. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.
1314
1485
1071
1485
25. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
1212
1122 9/23
563
1116
26. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1378
871
525
1257
27. Spanish Christians succeed in defeating the Moors in the long Reconquista campaigns - after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.By 1248 - only the small southern kingdom of Granada remained under Muslim control.
1212
1163
650
633
28. The Fourth Crusade sacked Croatian town of Zadar (ItalianZara) - a rival of Venice. Unable to raise enough funds to pay to their Venetian contractors - the crusaders agreed to sack the city despite letters from PopeInnocent III forbidding such an act
1298
1202
978
1227
29. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
872
1381
1392
893
30. The Second Crusade was in retaliation for the fall of Edessa - one of the first Crusader States founded in theFirst Crusade. It was an overall failure.This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Queens.
1147
1296
866
1125
31. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
874
1123 3/18-3/27
1204
1077
32. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
1215
866
1381
1095
33. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.
1399
896
1492
1494
34. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1307 Friday - October 13th
674-678
1185
1396
35. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
927
1123 3/18-3/27
1088
c. 1001
36. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.
1431
643
1444 November 10th
1125
37. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
632
1314
1219
1050
38. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.
570
597
650
1215
39. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1459
751
1175
1257
40. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1419
786
885
711
41. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
927
687
1163
1175
42. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
c. 1001
1049
552
1216
43. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1297
962
1219
1492
44. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1444 November 10th
1429
1077
698
45. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
871
1193
827
1205
46. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser
698
1492
825
1389 June 28th
47. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
1453
735
843
1419
48. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1297
827
1208
1209
49. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.
1257
598
1273
622
50. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
885
978
985
793