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Upon the death of this father, he became the Count of Blois and Chartres. He played a major role in the release of Jerusalem from Muslim hands during the first crusade.
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Convinced the French nobles to join in a righteous war to help their fellow Christians in the East take back Jerusalem.
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He climbed his way to the top of the ladder in the Fatmid Dynasty, later being appointed Saladin vizier by al-Adid.
He also led successful conquests of Yemen and put down pro-Fatmid rebellions in upper Egypt. He also launched a conquest of Syria, he peacefully entered Damascus by request of the governor. He was later proclaimed the “Sultan of Egypt and Syria” by the Abbasid caliph al-Mustadi. -
He was a monk who wanted to learn more about Buddhism than what they could teach in Japan so he moved to China in order to gain more knowledge and answer the questions he had.
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He went from Europe to Mongolia in order to convert the Mongols to Christianity to bring them into the fight against the Muslims.
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The Mongols begin their conquest to become the biggest empire in World History
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Magna Carta signed by King John at Runnymede: this is the origin of the modern concept of constitutional rule.
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The Yuan Dynasty is formed following Genghis Khans death.
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In 1325 he left his home for pilgrimage in Mecca. He went through North Africa, Upper Egypt, and reached the town of Aidhab to find out he could not cross the Red Sea for Mecca due to a local war. He went through Syria and Palestine before reaching Mecca. After reaching Mecca he went to Iraq, Iran, and then back to Mecca. He returned to Morocco after visiting Mali.
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His work gave more focus on the Peasants than the Nobles, who were originally the ones who were written about in History, the Peasants War was put down by French nobles. It was caused by unemployed mercenaries and bandits, which were left uncontrolled to loot, rape, and plunder the lands of Northern France almost at will. Which lead the Peasants to question the ability of the Noblemen.
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He was a devout Muslim and his pilgrimage to Mecca made him well known across northern Africa and the Middle East.
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He was tempted to become involved in murky political intrigues which, combined with the extreme instability of most of the ruling dynasties, meant that he had little choice but frequent changes of master. These experiences, were instrumental in shaping his outlook.
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The Hundred years War broke out.
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Europe’s population was reduced by 1/3 of their original population. During the Black Death, shopkeepers would refuse to let people buy, leading to starvation, and the healthy would hide from the sick, and un rest was common during the Black Death.
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The Ming Dynasty is formed.
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He served as an admiral and was tasked with making voyages across the oceans to gain treasure and tribute to present to the Chinese Emperor
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Zheng He begins his famous voyages.
