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476
Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire 476CE
Ancient Rome's Eastern Empire collapses, starting a period in Europre known as the Middle Ages. -
550
Gupta Empire 550CE
Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India. -
Jan 1, 610
Muhammad 610CE
Muhammad begins to record the most important religious text in Islam---the Qur'an; he died 22 22 years later, in 632CE -
Jan 1, 750
Polynesians 750CE
Polynesians colonise New Zealand. -
Jan 1, 1066
William the Conqueror 1066CE
William the Conqueror leads a Norman army to deafeat the Anglo-Saxons and win control of England. -
Jan 1, 1095
European Christians 1095CE
European Christians begin the first Crusade---a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another seven Crusades over the next 200 years. -
Jan 1, 1100
Inca's 1100CE
Inca civilisation emerges in South America. -
Jan 1, 1140
Khmer King Suryavarman II 1140CE
Khmer King Suryavarman II starts building the Angkor Wat temple in today's Cambodia. -
Jan 1, 1185
Japanese 1185CE
Japan comes under the rule of its first shogun (a military leader); shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years. -
Jan 1, 1206
Genghis Khan 1206CE
Genghis Khan unites Mongol tribes for the first time. -
Jan 1, 1260
Kublai Khan 1260CE
Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) is declared 'Great Khan' and becomes a powerful Mongol leader. -
Jan 1, 1278
Mongols 1278CE
Under the leadership of Kublai Khan, the Mongols defeat the Sung Dynasty in China and set up the Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, China is ruled by foreigners. -
Jan 1, 1299
Ottoman Empire 1299CE
The Ottoman Empire founded under the rule of Osman I. -
Jan 1, 1347
Black Death 1347CE
First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death. -
Jan 1, 1427
Aztec Empire 1427CE
Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Colombus 1492CE
Italian explorer Christopher Colombus reaches the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spanish 1521CE
Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in central America. -
Jan 1, 1526
Moghul Empire 1526CE
The Moghul Empire is established in India. -
Emperor Charlemagne 768CE
Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holy Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. -
Vikings 793CE
Vikings first attack England, starting a 200-year regime of terror for ENgland and Europe. -
Angkor/Khmer Empire 802CE
Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by King Jayavarman II; under his leadership the Khmers adopt Hinduism.
