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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1399
633
525
899
2. Henry the Fowler - Duke of Saxony elected German King.First king of the Ottonian Dynasty.Henry I considered the founder and first king of the medieval German state.
1453
907
1098
919
3. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
1396
1185
1402 July 20th
1417
4. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
874
1158
1499
581
5. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1212
1453
685
1206
6. Christianization of Bulgaria.
1158
1492
864
687
7. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
1417
1392
1494
917
8. Iconoclast movement begun in the Byzantine Empire under Leo III. This was opposed by Pope Gregory II - and an important difference between the Roman and Byzantine churches.
1193
650
570
726
9. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
618
1216
1208
882
10. Grand Canal of China constructed.
1185
627
605
825
11. Henry the Fowler - Duke of Saxony elected German King.First king of the Ottonian Dynasty.Henry I considered the founder and first king of the medieval German state.
529
978
919
500
12. The Aztecs find the city of Tenochtitlan.This would be the epicenter and capital of the Aztec kingdom for nearly 200 years until the Siege of Tenochtitlan led by Hernan Cortes.
1187
927
1325
795
13. 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.
1328
527 August 1
955
1492
14. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.
754
1123 3/18-3/27
515
1049
15. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.
1299 July 27th
1122 9/23
882
907
16. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.
1257
825
989
1307 Friday - October 13th
17. Death of Alfred the Great.
899
687
1347
989
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.
1050
1227
1185
1184
19. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1296
1499
1444 November 10th
866
20. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.
1171
1325
645
1444 November 10th
21. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.
1202
1095
1453
976
22. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
663
919
885
1067
23. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1185
827
1147
864
24. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1227
1185
1205
1123 3/18-3/27
25. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
907
1459
1402 July 20th
1415 October 25th
26. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
581
500
1208
1429
27. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1215
632
1257
698
28. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
1166
570
1467
862
29. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
1150
1333
1212
605
30. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1467
1381
410
1123 3/18-3/27
31. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.
1205
577
1273
919
32. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
1130 12/25
1183
1381
843
33. Alfred the Great assumes the throne - the first king of a united England.He defended England from Viking invaders - formed new laws and fostered a rebirth of religious and scholarly activities.
1107
1467
1185
871
34. 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.
751
1135
1049
1429
35. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor
751
1102
911
685
36. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
1402 July 20th
1492
1497
1337
37. Death of Alfred the Great.
1431
500
c.960
899
38. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1209
577
1455 May 22
1016
39. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.
1402 July 20th
1147
1139
602
40. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1117
814
1310
825
41. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1346
1492
1185
1347
42. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.
1298
1206
1296
627
43. The University of Cambridge is founded.
987
1117
1209
590
44. Canute the Great becomes King of England after the death of Edmund Ironside - who he shared the English throne with.Danes become kings of England for the next 26 years before the last rise of the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest.
1492
1272-73
960
1016
45. Chinese Naval Expeditions of Southeast Asia and theIndian Ocean (to Eastern Africa) begins - under the leadership of Zheng He.This will be the first of seven of the Ming Dynasty-sponsored expeditions - lasting until 1433.
1434
1461
1405
981
46. Canute the Great becomes King of England after the death of Edmund Ironside - who he shared the English throne with.Danes become kings of England for the next 26 years before the last rise of the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest.
1016
1415
1066
871
47. Children's Crusade.
1212
726
685
1442
48. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. The Italian Wars begin.Italian Wars will eventually lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. Pope's ruling will lead to the
1494
1380
978
1139
49. Vasco da Gama begins his first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail directly to Eastern Asia directly from Europe.
674-678
1118
515
1497
50. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.
726
960
1492
1176 5/29
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