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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Harold Fairhair becomes King of Norway.
872
1086
577
1122 9/23
2. Battle of Kosovo in Serbia.This was in many respects the decisive battle between the Turks - led by Sultan Murat - and Christian army - led by the Serbs and their duke Lazar. The battle took place in Kosovo - the southern province of the Medieval Ser
981
1485
1389 June 28th
1037
3. Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict - beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
1179
1121 12/25
1325
529
4. Sui Dynasty in China.China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
976
581
1307 Friday - October 13th
685
5. Grand Canal of China constructed.
605
1189
674-678
793
6. Reconquista ends.Marks end of Moorish/Muslim rule within Iberian Peninsula; Unification of Spain and Portugal - respectively.
1299 July 27th
643
1492
1461
7. 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.
1272-73
1405
552
685
8. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
1176 5/29
1175
976
1237
9. PopeInnocent III calls for the Albigensian Crusade which seeks to destroy a rival form of Christianity practiced by the Cathars.
1098
1208
768
602
10. Thomas Malory composes Le Morte d'Arthur
1409
1272-73
843
1485
11. 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.
598
1459
1171
1122 9/23
12. 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.
1215
1328
1179
827
13. The Fourth Crusade sacked Croatian town of Zadar (ItalianZara) - a rival of Venice. Unable to raise enough funds to pay to their Venetian contractors - the crusaders agreed to sack the city despite letters from PopeInnocent III forbidding such an act
1279
978
1202
1485
14. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
864
1392
1273
1258
15. The University of Oxford is founded.It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom.
1461
1497
1117
698
16. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1118
605
936
1444 November 10th
17. Genghis Khan was elected as Khagan of the Mongols and the Mongol Empire was established.The Mongols would conquer much of Eurasia - changing former political borders.
1333
1206
1209
1257
18. Beginning of Charlemagne's reign.
1381
500
768
1273
19. 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.
1370
622
827
1066
20. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
581
929
1307
786
21. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1016
1018
632
1415 October 25th
22. Pope Leo IX ascends to the papal throne.Leo IX was the pope that excommunicated Patriarch of Constantinople - Michael Cerularius (who also excommunitated Leo) - which caused the Great Schism.
1067
1049
1453
618
23. 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.
1456
1439
976
1399
24. Fujiwara period in Japan.Would become the most powerful clan during the Heian period in Japan for around three centuries.
866
1109
862
1409
25. 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
936
1434
989
1185
26. Jerusalem captured by Muslims.
1347
638
1106 9/28
965-967
27. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
1415
814
1095
645
28. Serbian Orthodox Church becomes autocephalous under St. Sava - its first Archbishop.
1212
1219
681
1392
29. Roger II is crowned King of Sicily - a royal title given him by the Antipope Anacletus II.This coronation marks the beginning of the Kingdom of Sicily and its Mediterranean empire under the Norman kings - which was able to take on the Holy Roman Empi
1370
1130 12/25
985
960
30. 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.
1298
871
1492
1442
31. Wang Geon unified Later Three Kingdoms of Korea.
936
641
590
1117
32. 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.
843
1258
685
1237
33. Death of Simeon I the Great. Recognition of the Bulgarian Patriarchate - the first independent National Church in Europe.
1054
1274
927
840
34. 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.
698
814
1054
976
35. Battle of Roncevaux Pass.
1176 5/29
1152
778
1274
36. Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.This initiated the Anno Domini era - used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
1166
525
1368
1176 5/29
37. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
698
969
552
843
38. August 24Rome is sacked by Alaric - King of the Visigoths.Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire
955
643
410
1297
39. 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.
529
976
1187
627
40. The first known merchant guild.
969
1193
987
1109
41. Muslims take Alexandria.
605
643
825
864
42. The astrolabe - an ancient tool of navigation - is first used in Europe.
1204
1050
1492
1206
43. 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.
1189
1487
1152
1415 October 25th
44. Slav occupation of Balkans complete.
650
1392
1439
1192
45. 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.
1347
800
1333
638
46. Death of Charlemagne.Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later.
814
1386 October 18-19th
1456
1066
47. First Arab siege of Constantinople.First time Islamic armies defeated - preventing Europe from Islamic conquest.
410
1049
674-678
899
48. 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
1314
1077
732
698
49. Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty - and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.
1179
598
1444 November 10th
1368
50. John I Tzimiskes murders Nikephoros II and is crowned Byzantine co-emperor in his place.
969
1258
1215
645
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