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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. NovemberPope Lucius III issues the papal bull Ad Abolendam.This bull set up the organization of the medieval inquisitions.






2. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.






3. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






4. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.






5. 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.






6. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.






7. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.






8. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl






9. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.






10. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.






11. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.






12. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals






13. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi






14. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






15. Ladislaus of Naples sells his 'rights' on Dalmatia to the Venetian Republic for 100000 ducats.Dalmatia would with some interruptions remain under Venetian rule for nearly four centuries - until 1797.






16. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).






17. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.






18. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.






19. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.






20. Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.






21. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur






22. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.






23. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.






24. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.






25. North South States Period begins in Korea.






26. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.






27. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur






28. Battle of Yamen.Marks the end of the Song Dynasty in China - and all of China is under the rule of Kublai Khan as the emperor.






29. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.






30. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.






31. 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.






32. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.






33. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.






34. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.






35. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.






36. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.






37. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.






38. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.






39. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.






40. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.






41. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.






42. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.






43. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.






44. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.






45. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






46. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.






47. 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.






48. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.






49. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.






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.