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Timeline Of The Middle Ages

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1. The first known merchant guild.






2. TheFirst Lateran Council followed and confirmed the Concordat of Worms.






3. 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.






4. Battle of Dun Nechtain. Picts defeat Northumbrians - whose dominance ends.






5. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.






6. Basil II (called 'Bulgar Slayer') begins final conquest of Bulgaria by Eastern Empire.Conquest finished by 1018.






7. The Cistercian Order is founded.Was a return to the original observance of the Rule of St. Benedict.






8. 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.






9. Founding of the University of Paris.






10. The Synod of Kells-Mellifont established the present diocesan system of Ireland (with later modifications) and recognized the primacy of Armagh.This synod marks the inclusion of the Irish Church into western European Catholicism.






11. The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.






12. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.






13. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.






14. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.






15. Muslims take Alexandria.






16. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.






17. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.






18. The first known merchant guild.






19. 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.






20. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.






21. The Council of Constance ends.The Western Schism comes to a close - and elects Pope Martin V as the sole pope.






22. Edward I of England invades Scotland - starting theFirst War of ScottishIndependence.






23. University of Bologna is formed.It is the oldest university in Europe.






24. Muslims take Carthage.






25. 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






26. Onin War takes place in Japan.First of many significant civil wars between shogunates that would continue for another century during the Muromachi period.






27. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






28. 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






29. Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. The Italian Wars begin.Italian Wars will eventually lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. Pope's ruling will lead to the






30. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.






31. The first King of Croatia (rex Croatorum) - Tomislav (910






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. Mieszko I becomes duke of Polans.First historical ruler of Poland and de facto founder of the Polish State.






35. Turkic Muslim invaders sack and burn the university at Nalanda.This is the beginning of the decline of Buddhism inIndia.






36. Muslims invade Sicily.First encounter of attempts to counquer Byzantine Sicily - until the last Byzantine outpost was conquered in 965.






37. The reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire.






38. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.






39. 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.






40. Battle of SzebenThird significant victory for the Hungarian forces led by Janos Hunyadi over the Ottoman forces.






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.






42. Mongol invasion of Rus' resumes.Causes the split of Kievan Rus' into three components (present day Russia - Ukraine - Belarus - greatly effects various regions of Eastern Europe; Golden Horde formed.






43. Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.






44. Pepin promises the Pope central Italy. This is arguably the beginning of the temporal power of the Papacy.






45. Richard II abdicates the throne to Henry of Bolingbroke - who becomes Henry IV of England.End of Plantagenet Dynasty - beginning of the Lancaster lineage of kings.






46. Beginning of Abbasid Caliphate.Would become the longest lasting caliphate - until 1519 when conquered and annexed into the Ottoman Empire.






47. Chaucer begins to write The Canterbury Tales.Chaucer's greatest work - and one of the foundations towards the formation of the Modern English language






48. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.






49. Establishment of the Bulgarian Empire.A country with great influence in the European history in the Middle Ages.






50. 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