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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
410
1499
577
1123 3/18-3/27
2. 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.
1258
1174 7/12
c.960
1125
3. 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.
910
1118
882
1054
4. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
674-678
864
455
1209
5. 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.
1106 9/28
c. 1001
1405
732
6. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
927
581
568
1175
7. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
827
910
1118
1456
8. 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.
910
1417
602
1215
9. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1431
893
925
987
10. 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
1212
919
1434
650
11. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
840
1212
1192
955
12. 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.
981
1071
1212
927
13. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
786
1192
1297
1227
14. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
927
825
1444 November 10th
525
15. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1150
c. 1001
525
1202
16. 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.
698
638
1397
1192
17. William the Conqueror - Duke of Normandy - invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings.End of Anglosaxon rule in England and start of Norman lineage.
1066
1212
455
885
18. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
1208
1415 October 25th
1405
885
19. Rudolph I of Germany is elected Holy Roman Emperor.This begins the Habsburg de facto domination of the crown that lasted until is dissolution in 1806.
1109
1117
1453
1273
20. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
1378
893
1461
1227
21. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1298
1257
1492
987
22. 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%
1347
866
1016
626
23. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
663
1386 October 18-19th
1189
552
24. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
1018
1298
1209
910
25. 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.
726
515
871
864
26. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
698
893
1453
1380
27. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
814
687
1237
1050
28. 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.
1202
1125
1071
1193
29. St. Norbert and 29 companions make their solemn vows marking the beginning of the Premonstratensian Order.This order played a significant role in evangelizing the Slavs - the Wends - to the east of the Holy Roman Empire.
987
981
936
1121 12/25
30. 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.
1237
862
527 August 1
786
31. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
735
927
1381
843
32. 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
843
1166
726
552
33. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
1215
1409
1107
632
34. 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.
750
1187
1050
1370
35. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
866
1166
1204
768
36. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
1429
1106 9/28
1492
1392
37. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1183
843
711
1257
38. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1209
1453
1456
1216
39. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
674-678
534
1066
1381
40. 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
1307
1381
795
1415 October 25th
41. The Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.Would be a major force during the first two Crusades - and an antagonist to the Byzantine Empire over the next century.
1122 9/23
871
1037
1368
42. 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
882
976
1102
1125
43. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
718
1175
843
622
44. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
698
1175
529
1077
45. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1088
794
1098
1067
46. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1439
1487
1456
1050
47. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
917
1381
1314
1049
48. 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.
1237
1497
627
866
49. Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land - and to repel the Seljuk Turks from the Byzantine Empire from Alexios I Komnenos.This would be the first of 9 Major Crusades - and a number of other crusades that would spread into the late 13t
1095
1125
1431
1299 July 27th
50. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
1297
750
1147
633