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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
885
1453
960
1314
2. 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.
632
1325
911
500
3. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
862
1396
1106 9/28
1107
4. 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.
1054
929
1179
936
5. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1209
1086
1066
1272-73
6. JingkangIncidentThe Jurchen soldiers sack Kaifeng - bringing an end to the Northern Song Dynasty in China; the Song moves further south and makes Lin'an their new capital.
910
989
590
1125
7. Battle of Yamen.Marks the end of the Song Dynasty in China - and all of China is under the rule of Kublai Khan as the emperor.
638
1279
1396
618
8. Kievan Rus' is established.Would be sustained until the Mongol invasion of Rus' over four and a half centuries - despite peaking during the middle 11th century during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise.
985
1123 3/18-3/27
643
882
9. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1163
534
529
1077
10. Leif Ericson is to settle during the winter in present day Canada at L'Anse aux Meadows.Ericson is to be the European to settle in the Americas during the Norse exploration of the Americas.
681
1467
c. 1001
868
11. Iceland is settled by Norsemen.
1307 Friday - October 13th
874
864
1337
12. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1297
1456
1209
552
13. 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.
1205
1273
687
981
14. The Third Crusade follows upon Saladin's uniting the Muslim world and recapturing Jerusalem.Despite managing to win several major battles - the Crusaders did not recapture Jerusalem.
1368
1189
1158
800
15. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
750
1439
1088
1208
16. 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.
1189
955
c. 1001
638
17. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
987
1215
1381
899
18. 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.
590
794
843
1494
19. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
872
976
1378
633
20. 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
1497
866
987
21. Children's Crusade.
1147
1212
1183
1399
22. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
843
1117
907
1405
23. 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.
1397
598
1405
1314
24. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
1347
866
1209
726
25. Death of John I Tzimiskes; Basil II (his co-emperor) takes sole power.Under Basil II zenith of the power of Eastern Empire after Justinian.
963-964
976
1123 3/18-3/27
622
26. AprilThe Second Lateran Council declared clerical marriages invalid - regulated clerical dress - and punished attacks on clerics by excommunication.Enforces the major reforms that Gregory VII began to heavily campaign for several decades earlier.
1485
871
910
1139
27. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
568
1258
1152
1050
28. 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.
1171
1102
1176 5/29
955
29. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
927
1461
698
868
30. 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.
919
732
1215
1399
31. Muslims take Carthage.
698
1166
632
1497
32. 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.
726
874
1492
1037
33. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1106 9/28
1185
597
1499
34. 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.
786
1467
1492
1179
35. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
529
1402 July 20th
1347
1386 October 18-19th
36. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1054
1307 Friday - October 13th
1485
862
37. August 26thBattle of Cr
899
1237
1346
1049
38. Battle of Tertry
750
455
687
885
39. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1117
1066
1116
1067
40. 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.
1185
872
1183
1399
41. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
866
1018
525
1307 Friday - October 13th
42. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
1208
1077
1212
1212
43. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
893
534
1227
1135
44. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
1192
638
868
825
45. 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.
1125
1050
1189
1163
46. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910
925
1378
960
1018
47. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1123 3/18-3/27
1088
1077
814
48. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.
1185
1206
925
825
49. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
936
978
1455 May 22
1439
50. 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.
1185
927
750
1492