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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
1402 July 20th
1434
969
1314
2. 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.
985
874
1189
410
3. 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.
698
976
529
529
4. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
778
872
1187
1117
5. The compilation of the Domesday Book - a great land and property survey commissioned by William the Conqueror to assess his new possessions.This is the first such undertaking since Roman times.
1086
1075
1171
1258
6. 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.
814
1147
698
1187
7. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
641
936
929
632
8. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
1347
917
1346
650
9. Ends of the Three Kingdoms period in Korea.
795
1227
1147
668
10. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
1258
681
1186 1/27
c.960
11. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
597
955
862
735
12. 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.
917
871
814
1314
13. Muslims capture Bari and much of southern Italy.
840
1135
778
1185
14. Muslims take Alexandria.
1337
1075
1071
643
15. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
976
718
1037
1212
16. 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.
1453
1485
1370
989
17. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.
1399
927
1123 3/18-3/27
1102
18. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.
1499
1442
1409
862
19. The first known merchant guild.
1193
1202
685
962
20. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
1107
1453
563
814
21. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.
1405
529
c.960
985
22. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
1492
1392
1456
602
23. 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
1077
687
455
1106 9/28
24. 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.
1461
1279
598
1380
25. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
618
638
622
927
26. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
663
1380
1107
1054
27. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1453
1492
1187
563
28. Windmills are first recorded.
1185
1419
645
1095
29. Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary formed a personal union of two kingdoms united under the Hungarian king. The act of union was deal with Pacta conventa - by which institutions of separate Croatian statehood were maintained through the Sabor
1219
1102
455
1067
30. In the Battle of Naklo - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats the Pomeranians.Polish access to the sea is re-established.
1109
862
627
927
31. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1381
1439
786
868
32. 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.
1171
794
981
685
33. Founding of the University of Paris.
410
1346
1257
1378
34. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1204
598
1381
1176 5/29
35. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1204
641
1439
866
36. The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari - the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor.
1325
632
410
1071
37. Founding of the University of Paris.
1257
1237
925
1273
38. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
633
1492
1282
907
39. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
768
1455 May 22
1415
978
40. Mieszko I of Poland and his court embrace Christianity - which becomes national religion.
1121 12/25
1088
965-967
840
41. The Taira clan are driven out of Kyoto by Minamoto Yoshinaka.The two-year conflict which follows ends at the Battle of Dan no Ura (1185).
1116
1183
965-967
1386 October 18-19th
42. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1273
668
1106 9/28
927
43. 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.
1347
1442
1409
1037
44. The Byzantine conquest of Italy completes.
638
1307
552
1186 1/27
45. Division of Charlemagne's Empire between his grandsons with the Treaty of Verdun.Sets the stage for the founding of the Holy Roman Empire and France as separate states.
1109
1467
871
843
46. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
843
896
627
1123 3/18-3/27
47. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.
1189
929
1444 November 10th
827
48. 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.
1333
711
632
899
49. The Concordat of Worms was drawn up between Emperor Henry V and Pope Calixtus II.This concordat ended the investiture struggle - but bitter rivalry between emperor and pope remained.
1370
1122 9/23
1307
618
50. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1071
1299 July 27th
1016
1347