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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
552
1274
1409
1206
2. Provisions of Oxford forced upon Henry III of England.This establishes a new form of government-limited regal authority.
1185
1077
927
1257
3. Muslims take Alexandria.
1346
963-964
872
643
4. 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.
1347
1086
1219
1125
5. 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.
1429
1386 October 18-19th
962
871
6. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.
864
1117
681
1392
7. 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
618
626
1419
1171
8. The Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I.Becomes longest lasting Islamic Empire - lasting over 600 years into the 20th century.
1299 July 27th
1272-73
552
726
9. 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.
1405
527 August 1
1279
778
10. Muslims take Carthage.
687
698
622
1415 October 25th
11. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
581
978
641
917
12. Battle of AnkaraBayezid I is captured by Tamerlane's forces - causing the interregnum of the Ottoman Empire.
1402 July 20th
577
1347
989
13. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
534
1485
927
632
14. 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.
907
955
622
685
15. TheFirst War of ScottishIndependence ends in Scottish victory with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton and de jure independence.
1125
1328
602
1135
16. 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.
410
960
598
927
17. 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.
1409
1189
c. 1001
1467
18. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
1257
1370
1499
814
19. The Black Death ravages Europe for the first of many times. An estimated 20% - 40% of the population is thought to have perished within the first year.The first of many concurrences of this plague - This was believed to have wiped out as many as 50%
960
718
1077
1347
20. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
698
962
868
1485
21. 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.
1166
1368
1106 9/28
1396
22. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
638
1492
633
1139
23. Death of Bede.Bede was later regarded as 'the father of English history'
1381
1459
1152
735
24. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
1237
910
1461
1297
25. 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.
1179
1016
410
955
26. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1415 October 25th
1258
969
843
27. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an
1077
1123 3/18-3/27
638
1487
28. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1485
864
1108/24
1209
29. Viking state in Russia founded under Rurik - first at Novgorod - then Kiev.
568
862
896
1050
30. 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.
1370
893
1381
927
31. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
989
985
1415
969
32. August 26thBattle of Cr
1444 November 10th
1346
1215
1487
33. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
1347
455
1429
1380
34. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1054
1487
1396
1212
35. The Knights Templar are founded to protect Jerusalem and European pilgrims on their journey to the city.Becomes the most recognizable - and impactful military orders during the Crusades.
1118
1299 July 27th
1050
1158
36. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1175
605
1186 1/27
698
37. 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.
732
1075
1121 12/25
1135
38. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.
645
1347
568
650
39. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1185
1215
1117
685
40. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.
632
1272-73
1467
638
41. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
868
605
527 August 1
1492
42. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
698
1328
c. 1001
500
43. 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
955
927
987
44. Rome is sacked by Genseric - King of the Vandals
1067
455
1193
1389 June 28th
45. Tang Dynasty in China.The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years.
618
1399
1212
1118
46. Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed Sei-i Taishogun - or shogun for short.He is the first of a long line of military dictators to bear this title. The institution would last until 1913.
989
698
1192
1187
47. Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV walks to Canossa where he stands barefoot in the snow to beg forgiveness of the Pope for his offences - and admitting defeat in theInvestiture Controversy.This helps establish Papal rule over European heads of state for an
1077
1147
1487
1227
48. According to Theophanes Continuatus (The Continuer of Theophanes's Chronicle) - Tomislav of Croatia defeated Bulgarian army of Tsar Simeon I under Duke Alogobotur - in battle of the Bosnian Highlands.Bulgarian expansion to the west was stopped.
768
927
1186 1/27
650
49. 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.
1459
1310
800
814
50. The Franks under Edward defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouill
500
1187
814
872