Crusades

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  • Gupta empire is destroyed by the huns
    550

    Gupta empire is destroyed by the huns

    gupta empire gets destroyed by the huns
  • first crusade
    Aug 15, 1095

    first crusade

    European Christians begin the first Crusade – a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another 7 crusades over the next 200 years.
  • first shogun rules Japan
    Jan 1, 1185

    first shogun rules Japan

    Japan comes under the rule of the first shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule japan for the next 400 years.
  • Polynesians colonize New Zealand
    Jan 1, 1240

    Polynesians colonize New Zealand

    Polynesians colonize New Zealand, exact year could not be found, it is roughly between 1190 and 1290
  • Mongul conquest of sung dynasty
    Jan 1, 1271

    Mongul conquest of sung dynasty

    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.
  • Aztec empire starts in Mexico
    Jan 1, 1325

    Aztec empire starts in Mexico

    Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico
  • first signs of black death
    Jan 1, 1340

    first signs of black death

    First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death
  • Inca civilisation starts in Peru
    Jan 1, 1533

    Inca civilisation starts in Peru

    Inca civilisation flourishes and is the largest empire in the Americas and is the largest empire at that time
  • Start of middle ages

    Start of middle ages

    Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses starting a period in Europe known as the middle Ages.
  • First Viking attact on England

    First Viking attact on England

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