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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. 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.
1049
1205
1125
1189
2. In the Battle of Hundsfeld - Boleslaus III Wrymouth defeats Emperor Henry V.German expansion to the east is stopped.
1107
1185
962
1108/24
3. North South States Period begins in Korea.
590
633
1279
698
4. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
1158
598
711
885
5. The Viking Rollo and his tribe settle in what is now Normandy by the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte - founding the Duchy of Normandy.
1116
751
1116
911
6. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
1067
1189
1206
751
7. 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.
1279
726
793
581
8. Joseon Dynasty founded in Korea.Becomes longest reigning Korean dynasty.
751
814
989
1392
9. Arpad and the Magyars are present in Pannonia.
795
896
871
698
10. 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.
1257
1227
681
685
11. 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.
1492
800
1272-73
1118
12. Joint Persian-Avar-Slav Siege of Constantinople Constantinople saved - Avar power broken and Persians henceforth on the defensive
1415
1459
726
626
13. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language
581
885
1347
1380
14. 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.
1307
638
529
1209
15. 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
1209
1453
1166
1459
16. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.
1176 5/29
1193
500
1299 July 27th
17. Prince Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow led a united Russian army to a victory over the Mongols in the Battle of Kulikovo.
1380
885
1216
965-967
18. Henry the Fowler - Duke of Saxony elected German King.First king of the Ottonian Dynasty.Henry I considered the founder and first king of the medieval German state.
1258
1037
794
919
19. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
885
718
1487
1485
20. Muhammed is born.Professed receiving revelations from God - which were recorded in the Qur'an - the basis of Islamic theology - in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
965-967
570
1439
1189
21. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1442
929
786
1117
22. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
1183
969
786
1107
23. Kingdom of Portugal conquers Ceuta.Beginning of the Portuguese Empire.
1158
1415
965-967
1456
24. Battle of Bannockburn.Robert the Bruce restores Scotland's de facto independence.
1208
597
1215
1314
25. 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%
1347
962
735
1147
26. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
1378
1125
814
1415 October 25th
27. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.
1098
698
978
1492
28. The Western Schism during which three claimant popes were elected simultaneously.The Avignon Papacy ends.
965-967
645
1378
c.960
29. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1209
1102
1399
577
30. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
568
1179
1298
987
31. 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%
1206
1347
687
1257
32. Peace and Truce of God formed.The first movement of the Catholic Church using spiritual means to limit private war - and the first movement in medieval Europe to control society through non-violent means.
1183
885
681
989
33. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.
750
1429
1299 July 27th
927
34. Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.
1272-73
1212
1185
529
35. Smederevo falls under the Turks.Marks the end of the Medieval Serbian Empire.
1102
1459
1298
843
36. Earliest known printed book in China with a date.
529
868
1171
866
37. The future emperor Henry VI marries Constance of Sicily - heiress to the Sicilian throne.This marriage shifts the focus of the Guelphs/Ghibelline struggle to Sicily and marks the ruin of the House of Hohenstaufen.
1453
885
1186 1/27
515
38. Fourth Lateran Council. Dealt with transubstantiation - papal primacy and conduct of clergy. Proclaimed that Jews and Muslims should wear identification marks to distinguish them from Christians.
1130 12/25
1307 Friday - October 13th
1389 June 28th
1215
39. Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir becomes de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus.Peak of power of Moorish Iberia under 'Almanzor'.
1066
1346
978
1434
40. 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.
1185
1347
1088
751
41. 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.
1175
1189
1415
1347
42. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
581
871
868
718
43. William the Conqueror - Duke of Normandy - invades England and becomes King after the Battle of Hastings.End of Anglosaxon rule in England and start of Norman lineage.
718
1166
969
1066
44. The Anarchy begins in England.This will mark a 19 year period of Government strife and Civil War between the supporters of Stephen and Matilda - and end with the crowning of Matilda's son - Henry II - and beginning the Plantagenet dynasty.
814
927
1442
1135
45. Ramon Berenguer IV - Count of Barcelona - married Queen Petronilla of Aragon. They had been betrothed in 1137.This marriage gave the Kingdom of Aragon access to the Mediterranean Sea - creating a powerful kingdom which expanded to control many of the
685
1381
1314
1150
46. 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.
643
1118
1219
1347
47. The Hanseatic League is founded.This marks a new period of trade and economic development for northern and western Europe.
618
843
1163
1158
48. 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.
1431
726
1183
976
49. Emperor Go-Daigo returns to the throne from exile - and begins the Kenmu restoration.The Kamakura Shogunate comes to an end - and the Kenmu Restoration only lasts a few years before the Ashikaga Shogunate begins.
1192
633
1212
1333
50. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.
1282
1185
1193
1258