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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
843
1192
969
1455 May 22
2. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
885
633
987
1297
3. 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.
1492
1279
1487
1274
4. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1135
800
1439
1368
5. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
1347
864
1185
1193
6. 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.
698
1219
1107
1381
7. The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year.The first of many concurrences of this plague - This was believed to have wiped out as many as 50%
965-967
1109
1347
1328
8. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
1409
1378
1467
896
9. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Its remnants - known as Northern Yuan - continued to rule Mongolia.The breakup of the Mongol Empire - which marked the end of Pax Mongolica.
735
1282
1227
1368
10. 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.
1139
1325
899
1037
11. 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
1125
1314
896
12. 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.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1107
750
1183
13. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
563
534
1314
500
14. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
786
1274
1347
768
15. Death of Alfred the Great.
718
899
1184
862
16. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
718
663
1212
1337
17. Stefan Nemanja united Serbian territories - establishing the Medieval Serbian state.This marks the rise of Serbia which will dominate the Balkans for the next three hundred years. Allies of Serbia at this moment become the Hungarian Kingdom and the R
1187
1166
1453
718
18. Children's Crusade.
1459
1125
525
1212
19. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
597
698
925
605
20. Cluny Abbey is founded by William I - Count of Auvergne.Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.
1122 9/23
1209
910
1279
21. 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.
1123 3/18-3/27
910
726
1163
22. Muslims under Tarik invade Spain.Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century.
685
711
698
1071
23. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
568
577
1215
1307 Friday - October 13th
24. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.
1109
866
1370
1139
25. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
529
570
1192
1186 1/27
26. August 22ndBattle of Bosworth Field.Richard III dies in battle - and Henry Tudor becomes king of England; last shift of Houses/kingship during the War of the Roses.
698
896
1485
1107
27. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1185
1429
577
750
28. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
563
1461
1459
793
29. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
874
1077
1099
1346
30. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
732
893
1109
965-967
31. 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.
527 August 1
1189
1431
1497
32. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
896
862
899
1107
33. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.
711
1152
963-964
874
34. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
1049
866
1389 June 28th
570
35. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1204
1456
577
910
36. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1310
1205
1499
1257
37. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1215
1415 October 25th
843
605
38. 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.
632
563
1368
1071
39. 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.
1325
1179
1088
1273
40. Sicilian Vespers. Sicilians massacres Angevins over a six-week period - after a Frenchman harassed a woman.Would mark a two decade period of war - and peace treaties between mainly between Aragon - Sicily - and the Angevin.
525
1279
c.960
1282
41. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
1185
1130 12/25
1099
1333
42. 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.
1405
1378
925
866
43. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
896
885
1212
1299 July 27th
44. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1314
1392
1108/24
1193
45. 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
1054
1202
874
1209
46. Lothair of Supplinburg - duke of Saxony - is elected Holy Roman Emperor instead of the nearest heir - Frederick of Swabia.This election marks the beginning of the great struggle between the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.
1417
1186 1/27
1125
681
47. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1209
1487
668
1123 3/18-3/27
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.
927
687
1109
1192
49. The Viking Rollo and his tribe settle in what is now Normandy by the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte - founding the Duchy of Normandy.
718
568
1018
911
50. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
827
618
882
645