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Ancient Timeline (550 - 1526)

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  • 476

    Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire Collapses

    Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire Collapses
    Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire collapses, resulting in a period called the Middle Ages.
  • 550

    Gupta Empire Destroyed

    Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India.
  • Jan 1, 610

    Muhammad begins recording the Qur'an

    Muhammad begins to record the most important sacred text in Islam; the Qur'an.
  • Jan 1, 750

    Polynesians colonise New Zealand

    Polynesians colonise New Zealand.
  • Jan 1, 1066

    William the Conqueror leads army to win control of England.

    William the Conqueror leads a Norman army to defeat the Anglosaxans and win control of England.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    The First Crusade Begins

    European Christians begin the First Crusade - a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims.
  • Jan 1, 1100

    Inca's Emerge

    Inca civilization emerges in South America.
  • Jan 1, 1140

    Angkor Wat temple construction begun

    Khmer King Suryavarman II starts building the Angkor Wat temple in today's Cambodia
  • Jan 1, 1185

    Japan's First Shogun

    Japan comes under the control of it's first Shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Genghis Khan unites Mongol's

    Genghis Khan unites Mongol Tribes for the first time.
  • Jan 1, 1260

    Kublai Khan is declared "Great Khan"

    Kublai Khan is declared "Great Khan" and becomes a powerful military leader.
  • Jan 1, 1299

    Ottoman Empire founded

    The Ottoman Empire is founded under the rule of Osman I
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Death

    First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death.
  • Jan 1, 1427

    Aztec Empire founded

    Aztec Empire founded in Central Mexico.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus reaches Americas

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas.
  • Jan 1, 1521

    Aztec Empire destroyed

    Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in Central America
  • Jan 1, 1526

    Moghul Empire Established

    The Moghul Empire is established in India.

  • Angkor/Khmer Empire founded

    Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by King Jayavarman II; under his leadership the Khmers adopt Hinduism.

  • Vikings first attack England

    Vikings first attack England, starting a 200 year regime of terror for England and Europe.

  • Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire

    Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western Europe during the Middle Ages.