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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
525
1121 12/25
632
552
2. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1109
866
1415
962
3. 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.
1171
1212
633
590
4. Grand Canal of China constructed.
605
843
674-678
1368
5. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia
1184
1086
685
1116
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.
c.960
1209
843
1175
7. Simeon I becomes ruler of theFirst Bulgarian Empire in the Balkans.
650
927
c.960
893
8. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
1419
577
1077
529
9. MarchThe Third Lateran Council limits papal electees to the cardinals alone - condemns simony - and forbids the promotion of anyone to the episcopate before the age of thirty.
643
1485
1139
1179
10. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
1067
1325
936
1204
11. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
1216
1497
985
c.960
12. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
866
919
590
1257
13. 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.
1077
1174 7/12
925
1378
14. Canute the Great becomes King of England after the death of Edmund Ironside - who he shared the English throne with.Danes become kings of England for the next 26 years before the last rise of the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest.
793
1272-73
1016
1088
15. Battle of Mons Badonicus.The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons.
754
899
515
1095
16. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1185
1205
1216
1279
17. 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.
1368
1485
1434
795
18. Dante publishes his Divine Comedy.Is one of the most defining works of literature during the Late Middle Ages - and among the most recognizable in all of literature.
872
1150
1310
1307
19. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.
643
598
650
1453
20. 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
1494
1066
602
987
21. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an
927
1077
1461
1347
22. The Second Crusade was in retaliation for the fall of Edessa - one of the first Crusader States founded in theFirst Crusade. It was an overall failure.This was the first Crusade to have been led by European Queens.
1147
1333
622
1152
23. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1434
1499
1409
626
24. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.
1485
627
786
1381
25. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
643
868
1402 July 20th
1184
26. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
862
910
1179
633
27. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1108/24
529
685
1444 November 10th
28. Battle of Lechfeld. Otto the Great - son of Henry the Fowler - defeats the Magyars.This is the defining event that prevents the Hungarians from entering Central Europe.
1307
1429
955
570
29. 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
1257
1219
455
1102
30. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
981
1208
735
674-678
31. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1386 October 18-19th
1204
1258
1368
32. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
1405
907
698
1273
33. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1175
1299 July 27th
698
726
34. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).
1257
1192
868
1183
35. 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.
786
1185
1054
732
36. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1492
925
1050
1381
37. Spanish Christians succeed in defeating the Moors in the long Reconquista campaigns - after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.By 1248 - only the small southern kingdom of Granada remained under Muslim control.
1208
1212
1125
455
38. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1381
1337
927
1453
39. 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.
871
529
825
910
40. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
843
872
1102
552
41. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1415
626
641
1208
42. August 26thBattle of Cr
919
1459
1456
1346
43. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1219
814
1380
735
44. King Henry II of England lands in Ireland to assert his supremacy and the Synod of Cashel acknowledges his sovereignty.With his landing - Henry begins the English claim to and occupation of Ireland which would last some seven and a half centuries.
768
1171
1310
1397
45. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
645
632
864
1179
46. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
568
896
1492
1107
47. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1487
1135
c.960
1439
48. 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
1106 9/28
981
1186 1/27
49. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
1299 July 27th
581
1150
1077
50. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.
1209
1118
552
641