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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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






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






3. North South States Period begins in Korea.






4. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.






5. Muslims take Carthage.






6. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






7. Battle of Tertry






8. 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.






9. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.






10. The first known merchant guild.






11. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine






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






18. Song Dynasty begins after Emperor of Taizu usurps the throne from the Later Zhou Dynasty - last of the Five Dynasties.A 319 year period of Song rule (Northern & Southern combined) goes underway.






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






20. 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.






21. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'






22. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






23. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t






24. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






25. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.






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






27. 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.






28. Children's Crusade.






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






30. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910






31. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.






32. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.






33. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.






34. 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.






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






36. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.






40. Abd-ar-Rahman III of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus (part of the Iberian peninsula) takes the title of Caliph or ruler of the Islamic world.Beginning of the Caliphate of C






41. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.






42. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






43. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.






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






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






46. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.






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






48. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.






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






50. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.