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  • 405

    The Indian Gupta Empire is destroyed by White Huns

    BuddhistSculptureThe general prevalence of Buddhism in Northern India, including Kashmir, Afghanistan, and Suwat, during the two centuries immediately preceding, and the two next following the Christian era, is amply attested by the numerous remains of Buddhist monuments erected during that period and a multitude of inscriptions, which are almost all either Buddhist or Jain. The Jain cult, which was closely related to the Buddhist, does not appear to have gained very wide popularity, although it was practised wi
  • 410

    The Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire.

    The Barbarian invasion of the Western Roman Empire.
    Sack of RomeThe Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410. The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position by Ravenna in 402. Nevertheless, the city of Rome retained a paramount position as "the eternal city" and a spiritual center of the Empire. The sack was a major shock to contemporaries, friends and foes of the Empire alike.
  • Feb 2, 632

    Muslims conquer much of the Middle East.

    Muslims conquer much of the Middle East.
    Muslim ConquestThe early Muslim conquests also referred to as the Arab conquests and early Islamic conquests began with the Islamic Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. He established a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula which under the subsequent Rashidun and Umayyad Caliphates saw a century of rapid expansion
  • Feb 2, 802

    The Khmer Empire is founded in Cambodia.

    The Khmer Empire is founded in Cambodia.
    Khmer EmpireThe Khmer Empire is the predecessor state to modern Cambodia ("Kampuchea" or "Srok Khmer" to the Khmer people), was a powerful Khmer Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdoms of Funan and Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia, parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam
  • Sep 25, 1066

    The Normans conquer England

    The Norman conquest of England was the 11th century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.
  • Jul 14, 1099

    The First Crusade captures Jerusalem from the Muslims

    The First Crusade captures Jerusalem from the Muslims
    Jerusalem captured in First Crusade</a>During the First Crusade, Christian knights from Europe capture Jerusalem after seven weeks of siege and begin massacring the city’s Muslim and Jewish population.
  • Feb 2, 1187

    The Mongols invade Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, parts of Eastern Europe and China.

    The Mongols invade Afghanistan, Persia, Russia, parts of Eastern Europe and China.
    THE MONGOL INVASION AND THE DESTRUCTION OF BAGHDADThe 1200s started out looking good for the Islamic world. The Crusaders had been defeated and Jerusalem liberated in 1187, the Ismaili Fatimids had finally been removed from harassing the Muslim world in the mid-1100s, and a powerful Khwarazmian Empire had emerged in Persia. However, all that would soon turn around when the ruthless Mongols would make their way into Southwest Asia. The destruction and devastation they left in their path has scarcely been seen anywhere else in history.