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Timeline Of The Middle Ages
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1. Honen Shonin (Genku) founds the Jodo shu (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.This event marks the beginning of the Buddhist sectarian movement in Japan.
552
1179
1050
1175
2. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
590
978
1258
1467
3. Heian periodin Japan.Considered to be the last classical period of History of Japan. Chinese influence was at its strongest during this era in Japan.
794
1381
1075
1050
4. The University of Heidelberg is founded.It is the oldest university in Germany.
1208
643
1386 October 18-19th
1163
5. 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.
1409
1123 3/18-3/27
1186 1/27
1396
6. Siege of BelgradeMajor Ottoman advances are halted for 7 decades - last major victory for Hunyadi.
698
1209
1307 Friday - October 13th
1456
7. Muhammad Migrates from Mecca to Medina.Event will have designated first year of the Islamic Calendar - as Anno Hegirae.
1183
1378
1237
622
8. Battle of VarnaFinal battle of the Crusade of Varna; Ottomans are victorious over the Hungarian-Polish armies - and Wladyslaw III of Poland dies.
1183
1444 November 10th
1392
1297
9. August 26thBattle of Cr
899
1467
1109
1346
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.
735
1227
843
1212
11. 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
529
1389 June 28th
668
681
12. King William I of Scotland - captured in the Battle of Alnwick by the English - accepts the feudal lordship of the English crown and does ceremonial allegiance at York.This is the beginning of the gradual acquisition of Scotland by the English.
570
1071
1174 7/12
1282
13. 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.
919
1205
1307 Friday - October 13th
793
14. Thomas Aquinas' work - Summa Theologica is published - after his death.Is the main staple of theology during the Middle Ages.
674-678
1274
632
1368
15. At the Battle of Legnano - the cavalry of Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the infantry of the Lombard League.This is the first major defeat of cavalry by infantry - signaling the new role of the bourgeosie.
1176 5/29
1439
570
650
16. Muslims take Carthage.
1150
698
864
1409
17. Papal recognition of the Dominican Order.
1216
927
754
965-967
18. The University of Cambridge is founded.
1485
1209
794
1204
19. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1209
1485
1166
1187
20. 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.
976
800
955
1118
21. 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.
687
1135
917
1150
22. Accession of Harun al-Rashid in Baghdad.
1439
989
552
786
23. Battle of Heavenfield.Northumbrian army under Oswald defeat Welsh army.
633
650
529
1333
24. The Byzantines under Basil II conquer Bulgaria after a bitter 50-years struggle.Concludes the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria.
1206
1444 November 10th
1018
1183
25. June 16Battle of Stoke.Marks end of the War of the Roses.
1380
843
1442
1487
26. 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
1461
1485
1202
1139
27. Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.Literature - News - etc. becomes more accessible throughout Europe.
1298
1396
1439
1186 1/27
28. Children's Crusade.
1171
1212
1299 July 27th
1257
29. The first known merchant guild.
668
632
1193
925
30. 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
1307
985
1202
1075
31. Saladin recaptures Jerusalem.Would lead to the Third Crusades.
1189
1399
1456
1187
32. Abd-ar-Rahman III of the Ummayad dynasty in al-Andalus (part of the Iberian peninsula) takes the title of Caliph or ruler of the Islamic world.Beginning of the Caliphate of C
1337
726
929
1123 3/18-3/27
33. Battle of Anchialus. Simeon I the Great defeats the Byzantines.Recognition of the Imperial Title of the Bulgarian rulers.
910
1212
917
750
34. 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.
570
1453
1193
1346
35. The final Peace of Constance between Frederick Barbarossa - the pope - and the Lombard towns is signed.The various articles of the treaty destroyed the unity of the Empire and Germany and Italy underwent separate developments.
1415 October 25th
1183
989
1378
36. 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.
1419
1183
529
1485
37. The Bible is translated into English by John Wycliffe.First print published in English (Vulgate)
1299 July 27th
1125
581
1381
38. 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.
1187
674-678
874
1054
39. Founding of the University of Paris.
1204
525
1257
936
40. Death of Muhammed.By this point - all of Arabia is Muslim.
1409
987
882
632
41. The Battle of Stirling Bridge.William Wallace emerges as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England.
840
1297
711
786
42. Second Muslim attack on Constantinople - ending in failure. The combined Byzantine
1333
718
1121 12/25
698
43. Pepin founds the Carolingian dynasty.
1429
1405
768
751
44. 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.
1386 October 18-19th
1399
885
866
45. 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
1130 12/25
674-678
911
1227
46. Through the Compromise of 1107 - suggested by Adela - the sister of King Henry - theInvestiture Struggle in England is ended.This compromise removed one of the points of friction between the English monarchy and the Catholic Church.
1107
581
899
1108/24
47. Succession of Hugh Capet to the French Throne.Beginning of Capetian Dynasty.
1171
1417
754
987
48. Last great Roman-Persian War.Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s
602
963-964
1215
1106 9/28
49. Siege of BaghdadMongols (the Ilkhanate) ensure control of the region; Generally considered the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
1399
927
1258
1417
50. The Ninth Crusade occurs.Considered to be theLast Major Crusade to take place in the Holy Land.
1272-73
862
1346
868
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