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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
936
840
627
1402 July 20th
2. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
1117
868
1227
525
3. First Crusade. Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II.This would lead to the beginning of the Kingdom of Jerusalem - which would last for nearly two centuries; within the era of the Crusades to the Holy Land.
1099
1171
843
963-964
4. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
681
874
1077
1297
5. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
622
1237
1098
410
6. 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.
581
534
1130 12/25
800
7. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
871
840
1434
525
8. 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.
793
732
874
1016
9. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1123 3/18-3/27
1193
1396
1257
10. Grand Canal of China constructed.
605
843
1389 June 28th
1415
11. Otto deposes Pope John XII who is replaced with Pope Leo VIII.Citizens of Rome promise not to elect another Pope without Imperial approval.
985
963-964
1487
1125
12. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
917
1347
1193
965-967
13. 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
1150
698
963-964
14. 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.
1118
927
1071
1325
15. The Construction of the Tower of London begins.The tower of London was the ultimate keep of the British Empire.
871
786
1077
1049
16. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
515
1378
1402 July 20th
1158
17. The first cornerstone is laid for the construction of Notre Dame de Paris.
1163
633
1444 November 10th
1257
18. Augustine arrives in Kent.Christianization of Britain (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
597
1380
1368
1258
19. Spanish Christians succeed in defeating the Moors in the long Reconquista campaigns - after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa.By 1248 - only the small southern kingdom of Granada remained under Muslim control.
1212
1185
1095
1037
20. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
1273
795
570
735
21. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1389 June 28th
568
1219
750
22. Eric the Red - exiled from Iceland - begins Scandinavian colonization of Greenland.
985
882
885
1209
23. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
893
917
1415 October 25th
1439
24. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
965-967
1314
814
1227
25. 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
1183
911
577
26. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
1095
674-678
668
605
27. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
862
641
1392
1106 9/28
28. 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.
825
1307
1434
1158
29. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1307
1219
641
718
30. 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.
1417
1419
568
1121 12/25
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.
1399
1337
627
1147
32. In Japan - the Soga clan falls.This initiates a period of imitation of Chinese culture - The Nara period begins a year later.
1215
962
843
645
33. Death of Alfred the Great.
750
1184
899
1183
34. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
1325
936
c.960
1202
35. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1158
1116
1018
795
36. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
1397
735
751
1102
37. 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
1166
1467
650
1389 June 28th
38. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
622
978
529
1314
39. 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.
800
1273
885
896
40. Pope Gregory VII elevated to the papal throne.This begins a period of church reform.
1310
1098
1067
1135
41. 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.
1368
1175
1212
c. 1001
42. 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
602
910
1456
515
43. 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.
602
1183
872
1378
44. 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.
1487
1405
597
864
45. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
626
1075
1314
1166
46. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1202
1299 July 27th
754
1429
47. Battle of Lechfeld. Otto the Great - son of Henry the Fowler - defeats the Magyars.This is the defining event that prevents the Hungarians from entering Central Europe.
962
1380
955
1174 7/12
48. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
668
1186 1/27
1409
1381
49. The University of Prague is founded.It its the oldest German-Speaking University in the world
1415
917
1187
1347
50. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1455 May 22
641
1215
525
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