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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
1139
1158
843
1456
2. 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.
751
1206
985
1125
3. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
1150
778
515
1273
4. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
1071
1202
622
1461
5. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
641
529
843
917
6. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
1192
1258
1399
1208
7. 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.
987
1171
1497
1272-73
8. 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.
1258
1399
927
1152
9. 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.
843
1227
960
1088
10. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
1402 July 20th
1215
1429
638
11. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
687
1461
1219
989
12. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
843
1328
1257
750
13. Death of Alfred the Great.
1018
650
899
1054
14. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
1325
627
840
1187
15. 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
1380
1106 9/28
1415 October 25th
985
16. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
786
1123 3/18-3/27
768
987
17. Death of Offa.Marks the end of Mercian dominance in England.
1158
795
800
602
18. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.
1185
866
1461
795
19. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.
1296
872
581
1067
20. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1392
534
515
627
21. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.
910
1273
1206
1370
22. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
1152
866
1419
527 August 1
23. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
987
1098
1307
1067
24. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
965-967
1310
1298
1108/24
25. 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.
1171
1485
1258
793
26. 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.
1050
c. 1001
1095
577
27. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
597
650
885
1439
28. 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.
1212
711
1415 October 25th
1439
29. 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.
1337
410
1109
1185
30. Children's Crusade.
618
1485
1444 November 10th
1212
31. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1219
1187
1179
668
32. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
641
1118
1204
598
33. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
1208
800
1050
668
34. Battle of Nineveh.The Byzantines - under Heraclius - crush the Persians.
627
1439
1208
885
35. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1499
1442
1209
1378
36. 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.
896
1347
570
1409
37. 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.
1088
882
1147
1347
38. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
1193
793
597
1123 3/18-3/27
39. 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.
1099
1257
1171
1325
40. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
1139
1461
1467
1274
41. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1209
910
1405
1419
42. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1396
1205
871
1485
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.
1485
871
1102
750
44. 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.
1392
1189
663
754
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.
1189
581
1219
827
46. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
768
1018
1314
1054
47. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
864
1368
985
1347
48. Christianization of Bulgaria.
868
527 August 1
864
626
49. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.
910
1399
981
1183
50. 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.
1237
1071
1227
1135