Song dynasty

Song Dynasty compared to Europe

By nicky97
  • Final split between Eastern and Western Christianity
    Dec 3, 1054

    Final split between Eastern and Western Christianity

  • 1066Norman conquest of England
    Jan 1, 1066

    1066Norman conquest of England

    The invasion and subsequent occupation of England by an army of Normans and French led by Duke William II of Normandy
  • Start of First Crusade (Jerusalem taken 1099)
    Jan 1, 1096

    Start of First Crusade (Jerusalem taken 1099)

  • Jan 1, 1125

    Jin forces invade the Sung Empire.

  • Jan 1, 1161

    First use of explosives in battle

  • Fourth Crusade attacks, takes Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1204

    Fourth Crusade attacks, takes Constantinople

  • Magna Carta sealed by King John
    Jan 1, 1215

    Magna Carta sealed by King John

    Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges
  • Jan 1, 1233

    Sung troops, allied with the Mongols, destroy the Jin Empire

  • Jan 1, 1240

    Mongols turn on the Song after destroying the Tanguts, long war ensues

    1240s-70s
  • Jan 1, 1279

    Despite heroic resistance, the Sung Empire is destroyed by the Mongols

  • Sung Dynasty founded by Zhao Kuangyin, emperor Sung Taizu

    Sung Dynasty founded by Zhao Kuangyin, emperor Sung Taizu

  • Reigns of Sung Zhen Zong, Sung Ren Zong and Sung Ying Zong. Sung Empire flourishes

    976-1068
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1279

    Song Dynasty

  • Period: to Jan 1, 1279

    Europe

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