Byzantine Empire By ziamir 525 Theodora married Justinian 527 Justinian became the emperior of the Eastern empire 532 Hagia Sophia was built 533 Justinian sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from the Vandals 534 Justinian's code was established Feb 11, 730 Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons Feb 11, 843 Empress Theodora restored icon to the Eastern churches Feb 11, 980 Vladimir of Kiev converted to Byzantine christianity Feb 11, 1054 Great schism -Christianity was divided Feb 11, 1055 Seljuk Turks attacked and captured Baghdad from the Persians Feb 11, 1071 Seljuk Turks crushed the Byzantines at the battle of Manzikert Feb 11, 1095 Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade against the Turk(Muslims) Feb 11, 1099 Christian Crusaders captured Jerusalem and massacred Jews and Muslims Feb 11, 1240 Batu Khan(Genghis Khan's grandson) led the Mongol defeat of Kiev Feb 11, 1300 Ottoman Empire began- Osman started building a small state Feb 11, 1453 Constantinople fell into the ottoman turks Feb 11, 1480 Czar Ivan III broke russia (formly Kiev) from mongol control
