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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
827
1215
1227
698
2. Founding of the University of Paris.
529
1386 October 18-19th
718
1257
3. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
1117
1174 7/12
1296
1184
4. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1257
754
1130 12/25
1216
5. 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.
1279
1282
1049
1018
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.
598
893
911
1193
7. Canute the Great becomes King of England after the death of Edmund Ironside - who he shared the English throne with.Danes become kings of England for the next 26 years before the last rise of the Anglo-Saxons before the Norman Conquest.
1016
1380
1209
1152
8. Death of Alfred the Great.
685
410
1392
899
9. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1116
1102
1205
1102
10. Edward the Elder - son of Alfred - defeats the Northumbrian Vikings at the Battle of Tettenhall; they never raid south of the River Humber again.
910
794
1386 October 18-19th
1117
11. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1314
960
1399
1386 October 18-19th
12. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1386 October 18-19th
896
1193
1125
13. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
525
778
1018
605
14. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
893
711
1380
598
15. 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.
455
1049
751
960
16. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1455 May 22
963-964
632
1179
17. 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.
871
1171
1431
1095
18. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
910
795
645
1337
19. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1117
1187
563
1118
20. 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
1123 3/18-3/27
1297
1346
1419
21. 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.
1409
1071
1135
618
22. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1453
525
1399
927
23. 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.
c.960
1409
814
732
24. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
1273
871
1397
862
25. Joan of Arc lifts the siege of Orl
410
1415 October 25th
1492
1429
26. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.
786
862
1347
1417
27. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1299 July 27th
1347
825
618
28. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
827
1123 3/18-3/27
685
1209
29. 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.
1125
1296
1325
1485
30. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
1333
1109
618
840
31. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
1176 5/29
919
581
1163
32. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
622
814
1139
1258
33. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1158
1392
1098
1296
34. 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.
1389 June 28th
872
1175
1049
35. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1310
1347
732
786
36. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1337
1453
965-967
1396
37. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
668
1205
1282
1402 July 20th
38. 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.
827
882
1135
1467
39. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1485
1204
1208
1193
40. Beginning of the Babylonian Captivity of the Papacy during which the Popes moved to Avignon.Begins a period of over seven decades of the Papacy outside of Rome that would be one of the major factors of the Western Schism.
650
1208
1307
410
41. Battle of Agincourt. Henry V and his army defeat a numerically superior French army - partially because of the newly-introduced English longbow.The turning point in the Hundred Years' War for 15th Century England that lead to the signing of the Treat
643
882
1415 October 25th
1298
42. 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.
711
1444 November 10th
927
1273
43. Alfred the Great assumes the throne - the first king of a united England.He defended England from Viking invaders - formed new laws and fostered a rebirth of religious and scholarly activities.
871
732
1054
843
44. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.
602
c. 1001
989
1067
45. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
1380
1439
1163
962
46. 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.
1125
618
1497
1325
47. Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks.End of the Byzantine Empire (or Eastern Roman Empire to some); Constantinople becomes capital of Ottoman Empire.
1453
c.960
925
1298
48. 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.
1185
989
976
843
49. The fall of the Yuan Dynasty. Its remnants - known as Northern Yuan - continued to rule Mongolia.The breakup of the Mongol Empire - which marked the end of Pax Mongolica.
1205
735
1257
1368
50. 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
1205
1202
1325
626