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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
1456
515
1075
862
2. 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.
597
1189
1279
969
3. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1209
1444 November 10th
872
866
4. 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.
919
1135
1399
529
5. The Empire of Trebizond falls to the Ottoman Turks.Last Roman outpost to be conquered by the Ottomans.
1455 May 22
1389 June 28th
1461
687
6. Muslims under Tarik invade Spain.Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century.
1147
1444 November 10th
711
726
7. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
735
1098
1415
645
8. 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
622
925
1071
602
9. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
978
641
1185
1417
10. 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.
1179
1125
1139
1107
11. 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.
645
1257
969
598
12. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
410
1123 3/18-3/27
1184
1370
13. 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.
1307
899
627
1279
14. 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
1107
1279
750
15. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1299 July 27th
955
1123 3/18-3/27
1415
16. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.
1494
927
1499
754
17. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
1212
525
1088
927
18. 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
1492
1494
1054
899
19. 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.
1227
985
907
1453
20. Peasants' Revolt in England.Quickest-spread revolt in English history - and the most popular revolt of the Late Middle Ages.
618
1439
963-964
1381
21. 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.
1333
c. 1001
1215
1176 5/29
22. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1405
1106 9/28
681
965-967
23. 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
1107
c.960
1086
1202
24. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
1328
955
1298
1215
25. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
750
1485
925
1258
26. 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.
1066
1439
1099
754
27. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
632
936
1297
978
28. Synod of Whitby.Roman Christianity triumphs over Celtic Christianity in England.
663
627
899
1279
29. December 25thCharlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.With his crowning - Charlemagne's kingdom is officially recognized by the Papacy as the largest in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire.
711
1216
698
800
30. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1108/24
525
866
1402 July 20th
31. 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.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1171
534
1147
32. Byzantines - under Belisarius - retake North Africa from the Vandals.
1215
534
1299 July 27th
1193
33. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
1209
618
754
1193
34. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
632
1402 July 20th
1455 May 22
1098
35. Abd-ar-Rahman III of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus (part of the Iberian peninsula) takes the title of Caliph or ruler of the Islamic world.Beginning of the Caliphate of C
929
1202
1185
978
36. Founding of the University of Paris.
1257
1121 12/25
698
840
37. Tamerlane establishes the Timurid Dynasty.During this 35 year period - Tamerlane would ravage his fellow Islamic states such as the Golden Horde and the Delhi Sultanate in order to accomplish his goal of a restored Mongol Empire.
910
778
1370
1296
38. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
1075
907
936
1077
39. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
962
960
1209
1107
40. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.
1016
1186 1/27
1279
1347
41. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1467
1442
1135
42. Henry I of England defeats his older brother Robert Curthose - duke of Normandy - at the Battle of Tinchebrai - and imprisons him in Devizes castle; EdgarAtheling and William Clito are also taken prisoner.This victory made a later struggle between En
1163
1106 9/28
632
1171
43. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
814
1299 July 27th
1185
1444 November 10th
44. 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
1389 June 28th
1077
1492
910
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.
1077
1409
981
1212
46. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
1314
1183
570
1067
47. 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
1419
1215
1296
1347
48. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
632
1417
1442
1299 July 27th
49. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
827
896
681
626
50. 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.
1237
1147
1152
840