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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
1298
976
962
552
2. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1204
751
1193
1337
3. 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.
1337
718
1066
568
4. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
597
650
1227
962
5. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1219
1193
1125
1122 9/23
6. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
778
602
641
1123 3/18-3/27
7. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.
1216
750
1399
1346
8. August 26thBattle of Cr
911
750
843
1346
9. The first known merchant guild.
1193
1187
1077
1402 July 20th
10. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1108/24
768
698
862
11. Accession of Abu Bakr as first Caliph.
1215
698
632
1088
12. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
885
960
978
1179
13. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
529
1307 Friday - October 13th
1118
965-967
14. 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
1368
866
1453
1202
15. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.
794
778
1494
1399
16. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.
843
825
866
1123 3/18-3/27
17. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1298
1296
962
1109
18. 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.
896
985
1325
795
19. Christopher Columbus reaches the New World.Age of Discovery into the New World begins.
1492
981
1409
633
20. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
570
965-967
825
825
21. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1219
800
1099
1123 3/18-3/27
22. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
962
1050
1273
1405
23. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.
1492
1212
1086
1346
24. 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.
534
1150
1402 July 20th
1171
25. 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.
911
1389 June 28th
1099
1106 9/28
26. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1378
1381
1037
814
27. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1116
976
1109
577
28. The Byzantine army defeats the Turks at Philomelion.The Turks abandon the entire coastal area of Anatolia and all of western Anatolia
1279
1118
1116
534
29. The Hundred Years' War begins. England and France struggle for dominance of Western Europe.The war will span through three/four different war periods within a 116 year period.
1337
1095
866
641
30. 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.
1075
919
1402 July 20th
1209
31. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
862
1123 3/18-3/27
885
1485
32. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1158
917
866
641
33. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
1459
872
627
638
34. Vikings attack Paris.
1380
529
885
534
35. 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.
1456
568
627
1485
36. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
1314
936
1492
1461
37. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1346
1453
927
754
38. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
1392
681
1185
633
39. 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
500
910
674-678
40. 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.
1209
1099
1018
1158
41. 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
1071
1307 Friday - October 13th
1434
768
42. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
927
1186 1/27
1296
750
43. 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).
985
1183
978
866
44. Kenneth McAlpin becomes king of the Picts and Scots - creating the Kingdom of Alba.
1429
843
726
1187
45. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser
1258
1389 June 28th
969
1429
46. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
987
872
1219
1439
47. Muslims take Carthage.
911
525
698
1184
48. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
1109
718
1125
527 August 1
49. Founding of the University of Paris.
800
1125
1202
1257
50. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.
882
1116
1193
1459