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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
500
1121 12/25
1187
1461
2. Christianization of Bulgaria.
1431
1086
864
1310
3. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
896
1494
1307 Friday - October 13th
1499
4. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
1402 July 20th
1077
1018
410
5. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1499
1485
455
1487
6. Vasco da Gama begins his first voyage from Europe toIndia and back.Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail directly to Eastern Asia directly from Europe.
1497
917
1298
1298
7. Battle of Nehawand. Muslims conquer Persia.
1461
1185
641
1054
8. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1307 Friday - October 13th
1123 3/18-3/27
626
711
9. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
1135
455
1205
698
10. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1399
976
969
1405
11. The Hundred Years' War ends.England's once vast territories in France is now reduced to only Calais - which they eventually lose control of as well.
1456
1123 3/18-3/27
1179
1453
12. The Battle of Nicopolis.The last great Crusade fails.
1116
1419
1049
1396
13. 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
1297
597
500
14. Cluny Abbey is founded by William I - Count of Auvergne.Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.
960
590
1174 7/12
910
15. Founding of the University of Paris.
864
1381
1257
563
16. 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.
750
793
1075
1273
17. Marco Polo publishes his tales of China - along with Rustichello da Pisa.A key step to the bridging of East and West in trade.
1307 Friday - October 13th
1417
1298
1467
18. Battle of St. AlbansTraditionally marks the beginning of the War of the Roses.
1455 May 22
1459
768
618
19. North South States Period begins in Korea.
1150
1186 1/27
698
871
20. Ottoman fleet defeats Venetians at the Battle of Zonchio.The first naval battle that used cannons in ships.
1016
1499
1439
1392
21. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1176 5/29
1187
899
1216
22. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1415
698
681
1459
23. Viking 'Great Army' arrives in England.Northumbria - East Anglia - and Mercia were overwhelmed.
866
1456
718
962
24. The Kalmar Union is formed.Queen Margaret I of Denmark unites the Denmark - Sweden - and Norway - and lasts until 1523.
1179
1378
568
1397
25. Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
1125
1497
563
1314
26. 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.
529
1175
1050
1279
27. 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.
793
965-967
1212
1050
28. 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.
1183
1257
1185
960
29. 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
1189
698
987
1419
30. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.
989
1392
1299 July 27th
1088
31. 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.
1399
726
1205
1185
32. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.
1392
1492
754
650
33. Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius in BulgariaCreation of the Cyrillic script; in the following decades the country became the cultural and spiritual centre of the whole Eastern Orthodox Slavic World.
1499
885
1415
632
34. Gregory the Great becomes Pope.The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate - revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants) - liturgy - etc. - and was soon canonized after his death.
1314
1016
1123 3/18-3/27
590
35. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
455
638
754
1297
36. The Medici family rises to prominence in Florence.This ushers in a period of significance of the Medici's - such as bankers - popes - queens (regents) and dukes - throughout Europe (mainly Italy - especially the Florentine Republic) - over the next t
1299 July 27th
1185
515
1434
37. Dictatus Papae in which Pope Gregory VII defines the powers of the pope.Peak of the Gregorian Reform - and an immense factor in theInvestiture Controversy.
515
1183
1075
882
38. Battle of Adrianople. The Bulgarians under Emperor Kaloyan defeat Baldwin I.Beginning of the decline of the Latin Empire.
1205
1163
985
978
39. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1439
1307 Friday - October 13th
1328
1219
40. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
1337
1066
1166
622
41. The East-West Schism which divided the church into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.Tensions will vary between the Catholic and Orthodox churches throughout the Middle Ages.
732
864
1189
1054
42. 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.
899
1415
1212
896
43. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1215
529
1193
917
44. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.
1346
1139
698
685
45. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
1419
750
1370
1212
46. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
1193
917
1381
529
47. 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.
1381
925
843
1461
48. 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.
989
962
1346
1016
49. Founding of the Franciscan Order.One of the more significant orders in the Roman Catholic church - founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
1185
925
1209
864
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.
1227
843
1209
794