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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1175
1185
1455 May 22
1347
2. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia
1175
1116
750
1185
3. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
645
751
1086
1183
4. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.
1237
1071
632
1193
5. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
1171
1378
1381
1402 July 20th
6. Muslims take Carthage.
1459
698
1125
1298
7. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.
1378
1176 5/29
1459
1066
8. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
534
814
1049
874
9. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
1067
1108/24
911
1077
10. 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.
1392
1497
1108/24
668
11. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
1442
1381
825
638
12. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1499
1439
882
825
13. Muslims take Alexandria.
643
590
645
732
14. 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.
685
1386 October 18-19th
1121 12/25
795
15. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1050
1328
627
1227
16. Trial and execution of Joan of Arc.Death of the woman who helped turned the Hundred Years' War in favor of the French over the past two years.
1150
907
1431
1121 12/25
17. 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.
c. 1001
1274
1227
1049
18. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
1328
568
1227
1037
19. Henry the Fowler - Duke of Saxony elected German King.First king of the Ottonian Dynasty.Henry I considered the founder and first king of the medieval German state.
800
919
1307 Friday - October 13th
910
20. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.
1189
1310
1417
1204
21. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
568
1016
1381
1185
22. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
605
866
1215
843
23. Vikings attack Paris.
1125
885
1077
1075
24. At the Battle of Dan no Ura - Minamoto Yoshitsune annihilates the Taira clan.The elimination of the Taira leaves the Minamoto the virtual rulers of Japan and marks the beginning of the first period of feudal rule known as the Kamakura Period.
1381
1183
632
1185
25. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1380
1368
1122 9/23
981
26. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
622
590
1333
1461
27. 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%
840
955
1347
800
28. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
632
1444 November 10th
843
1399
29. 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.
1455 May 22
529
955
866
30. August 26thBattle of Cr
1346
1088
866
1205
31. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
534
1347
1389 June 28th
1333
32. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
827
552
1088
1378
33. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
663
570
1296
800
34. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
917
1066
1279
622
35. The Synod of Kells-Mellifont established the present diocesan system of Ireland (with later modifications) and recognized the primacy of Armagh.This synod marks the inclusion of the Irish Church into western European Catholicism.
1152
685
1279
1185
36. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
864
455
927
1456
37. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi
750
1409
1130 12/25
1417
38. 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.
899
1392
925
1179
39. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.
1386 October 18-19th
976
1237
577
40. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
515
1102
793
1193
41. July 6Richard I ascends the throne of England.His heavy taxation to finance his European ventures created an antipathy of barons and people toward the crown - but his being absent enabled the English to advance in their political development.
1215
1130 12/25
1189
1499
42. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. The Italian Wars begin.Italian Wars will eventually lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. Pope's ruling will lead to the
570
1396
1494
1212
43. 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.
866
1485
597
1099
44. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
735
1185
750
866
45. 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.
1347
1215
882
1409
46. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
864
786
597
800
47. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.
1494
1189
1135
1328
48. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1310
597
814
1116
49. The East-West Schism which divided the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.Tensions will vary between the Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout the Middle Ages.
1219
963-964
668
1054
50. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
985
910
1328
1209