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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
929
1325
1257
577
2. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1368
1176 5/29
978
633
3. 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.
1130 12/25
1086
1333
1204
4. Genghis Khan dies.His kingdom is divided among his children and grandchildrenEmpire of the Great Khan - Chagatai Khanate - Mongolian Homeland - and the Blue Horde and White Horde. (Which would later become the Golden Horde.
1453
1346
1216
1227
5. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
681
1299 July 27th
1386 October 18-19th
1130 12/25
6. 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.
1102
1405
1399
1135
7. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
1122 9/23
1333
687
1487
8. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
1215
919
1121 12/25
872
9. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
825
1175
927
1174 7/12
10. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat
1135
1415 October 25th
754
978
11. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1098
754
1299 July 27th
768
12. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1380
c. 1001
1434
1279
13. 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.
1139
1108/24
1459
1347
14. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
872
1186 1/27
1107
795
15. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
1107
1174 7/12
843
605
16. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
1380
1337
1389 June 28th
907
17. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
711
800
c.960
910
18. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En
1492
1106 9/28
1419
1121 12/25
19. Death of Alfred the Great.
1485
899
754
1139
20. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
969
927
1494
1125
21. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
645
1487
976
1378
22. Vikings attack Paris.
1282
885
1409
965-967
23. 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.
1439
1049
622
843
24. 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.
893
1185
1135
843
25. Last great Roman-Persian War.Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s
1049
602
1185
570
26. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
981
750
711
754
27. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
1370
1125
1150
668
28. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1108/24
1307
597
750
29. 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.
1444 November 10th
529
1125
1325
30. The Knights Templar are rounded up and murdered by Philip the Fair of France - with the backing of the Pope.Hastens the demise of the order within a decade.
927
1307 Friday - October 13th
800
1392
31. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1150
987
840
643
32. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
1298
1396
1380
602
33. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1183
1396
1189
1209
34. 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.
893
976
1183
1455 May 22
35. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1216
795
1179
1147
36. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1307
919
768
1018
37. 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
1202
1346
1147
814
38. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
893
1077
1109
735
39. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1067
1381
1497
685
40. The Third Crusade follows upon Saladin's uniting the Muslim world and recapturing Jerusalem.Despite managing to win several major battles - the Crusaders did not recapture Jerusalem.
1189
1050
1439
1314
41. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1150
1399
568
1386 October 18-19th
42. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.
794
1179
843
627
43. 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.
1325
1409
1456
1392
44. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1273
632
1429
1212
45. 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.
1118
1117
871
899
46. 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.
1099
1185
750
1442
47. Gregory the Great becomes Pope.The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate - revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants) - liturgy - etc. - and was soon canonized after his death.
1392
1417
919
590
48. 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.
1152
1399
618
1325
49. Muslims take Alexandria.
1208
1347
866
643
50. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1415 October 25th
962
969
1381