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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. 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.






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England.






5. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.






6. 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.






7. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.






8. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.






9. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)






10. 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.






11. Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries - and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire - and present day Russia.






12. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.






13. Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.First to be crowned Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.






14. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire






15. 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.






16. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.






17. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.






18. 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.






19. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.






20. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






21. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.






22. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






23. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.






24. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.






25. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.






26. 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.






27. Sack of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade.Considered to be the beginning of the decline of the Byzantine Empire.






28. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.






29. 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.






30. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.






31. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.






32. 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.






33. June 15The Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.This marks one of the first times a medieval ruler is forced to accept limits on his power.






34. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.






35. Fourth Lateran Council. Dealt with transubstantiation - papal primacy and conduct of clergy. Proclaimed that Jews and Muslims should wear identification marks to distinguish them from Christians.






36. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.






37. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.






38. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.






39. Christianization of Bulgaria.






40. 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






41. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.






42. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.






43. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.






44. 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.






45. Founding of the University of Paris.






46. Hussite Wars begins after 4 years after the death of Jan Hus in central Europe - dealing with the followers of Jan Hus and those against them.Although the war was a stalemate (ended around 1434) - it was a another factor that between the Catholics an






47. 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






48. 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






49. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






50. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.