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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.






2. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.






3. 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.






4. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.






5. Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius in BulgariaCreation of the Cyrillic script; in the following decades the country became the cultural and spiritual centre of the whole Eastern Orthodox Slavic World.






6. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill






7. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.






8. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.






9. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.






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






11. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.






12. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






13. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia






14. 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.






15. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.






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






17. 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






18. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.






19. 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






20. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.






21. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.






22. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






23. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.






24. Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishogun - or shogun for short.He is the first of a long line of military dictators to bear this title. The institution would last until 1913.






25. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.






26. Battle of Tours. Charles Martel halts Muslim advance.Significant moment that led to the forming of the Carolingian Empire for the Franks - and halted the advancement of the Moors in Western Europe.






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. Christianization of Bulgaria.






32. Children's Crusade.






33. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






34. Fourth Lateran Council. Dealt with transubstantiation - papal primacy and conduct of clergy. Proclaimed that Jews and Muslims should wear identification marks to distinguish them from Christians.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.






38. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.






39. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an






40. Muslims take Carthage.






41. 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.






42. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.






47. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






48. 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.






49. North South States Period begins in Korea.






50. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.