Dynasties and Royalty
by Derek Gerlach

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3100 BC First dynasty in Egypt
Upper and Lower Egypt are unified into a single kingdom, inaugurating the first Egyptian dynasty

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Dynasty_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_and_Lower_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmer
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2580 BC Old Kingdom in Egypt
Egypt enters the period known as the Old Kingdom, its first era of monumental architecture

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
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2350 BC Sargon rules
Sargon conquers the other Mesopotamian states and establishes a dynasty with a new capital at Akkad, close to modern Baghdad

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sargon_of_Akkad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_Empire
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2000 BC Middle Kingdom in Egypt
Mentuhotep II wins control of all Egypt, establishing the period known as the Middle Kingdom

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pharaohs
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2000 BC Thebes becomes Egyptian capital
The centre of power in Egypt moves to the interior, with the capital at Thebes rather than Memphis

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thebes,_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_capitals_of_Egypt
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1700 BC Hittites in Anatolia
The Hittites build an empire based on their stronghold at Hattusa (now Bogazkale) in Anatolia

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hittites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Hittites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hattusa_reliefs1.jpg
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1630 BC Hyksos in Egypt
The Hyksos, arriving from the middle east, win control of Egypt and rule for a century

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmose_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apepi
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1540 BC New Kingdom in Egypt
The New Kingdom begins in Egypt, bringing the most spectacular of all the dynasties

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
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1490 BC Female pharaoh in Egypt
Hatshepsut takes power in Egypt, and is unusual in being a female pharaoh

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortuary_Temple_of_Hatshepsut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depiction_of_Hatshepsut%27s_birth_and_coronation
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1400 BC Shang dynasty
The Great City Shang, on a site later known as An-yang, develops as the capital of China's first dynasty

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yinxu
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1350 BC Akhenaten builds new city
The pharaoh Akhenaten creates a new capital city on the Nile at Tell el Amarna

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Tomb_of_Akhenaten
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1324 BC Tutankhamun is buried
The young Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, dies and is buried in a suitable tomb

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Tutankhamun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask_of_Tutankhamun
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1279 BC Ramses II begins long reign
Ramses II, perhaps the greatest of Egypt's pharaohs, begins a reign of sixty-six years

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Ramesses_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel
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1050 BC Zhou dynasty
The Zhou defeat the Shang, and establish a new dynasty with a capital at Ch'ang-an (now Xi'an)

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27an
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1020 BC Saul king of Israel
Saul, anointed king of Israel by Samuel, establishes himself at Gibeah, just north of Jerusalem

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibeah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel
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990 BC David king of Israel
David, already king of Judah and now anointed king of Israel, brings into one realm the twelve tribes of the Israelites

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites
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990 BC David captures Jerusalem
David captures Jerusalem, which he makes his capital - bringing here the ark of the covenant

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jebus
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965 BC Solomon king of Israel
Solomon becomes king of Israel and presides over a period of peace and prosperity

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboam
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950 BC Queen of Sheba linked with Solomon
The Queen of Sheba, who visits Solomon in Jerusalem, is legendary - but her kingdom of Saba is a historical reality

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel | Asia, West Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheba
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950 BC Libyan dynasty in Egypt
Libyans in the Egyptian army take control of the nation and rule as pharaohs

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-second_Dynasty_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-third_Dynasty_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornakht
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meshwesh
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910 BC Ten tribes of Israel break away
Solomon's son Rehoboam is unable to prevent the ten northern tribes going their own way, under the leadership of Jeroboam

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehoboam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeroboam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeroboam%27s_Revolt
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870 BC Ashurnasirpal at Nimrud
Ashurnasirpal II creates a spectacular new capital at Nimrud (and claims to have had 69,574 guests at his palace-warming party)

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashurnasirpal_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Ashurnasirpal_II
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771 BC Eastern Zhou
The Zhou rulers, driven east from Xi'an, create a new capital at Loyang and establish the Eastern Zhou dynasty

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Zhou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luoyang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty
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719 BC Cushite dynasty in Egypt
The king of Cush, or Nubia, conquers down the Nile to the sea, establishing the Cushite dynasty

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Dynasty_of_Egypt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushitic_languages
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700 BC Two surviving tribes merge as Judah
Judah and Benjamin, together forming the kingdom of Judah, are the only two surviving tribes of Israel

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Benjamin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Judah
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700 BC Assyrians build Nineveh
Sennacherib moves the Assyrian capital to a new site at Nineveh

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sennacherib
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605 BC Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar comes to the throne of Babylon, beginning a prosperous reign of more than forty years

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebuchadnezzar_II
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550 BC Cyrus creates Persian empire
Cyrus, king of the Persians, takes Ecbatana, capital city of the Medes, and establishes the first Persian empire

  Asia, Central Asia, Iran (Persia)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecbatana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hyrba
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550 BC Etruscans in Rome
An Etruscan dynasty rules in Rome and Etruscan influence is now dominant throughout central Italy

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_civilization
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman%E2%80%93Etruscan_Wars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Etruscan_Museum
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522 BC Darius wins Persian throne
Darius I wins the Persian throne and ushers in the heyday of the Achaemenid empire

  Asia, Central Asia, Iran (Persia)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardiya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Darius_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire
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500 BC First Ethiopian kingdom
The rulers of Aksum, the first Ethiopian kingdom, claim descent from Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

  Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Aksum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menelik_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Sheba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon
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400 BC Magadha dominant in India
The kingdom of Magadha, with its capital at Rajgir (near modern Patna), emerges as the dominant power in north India

  Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent) | Asia, South Asia, India (republic)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magadha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajgir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Magadha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajgir_hills
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356 BC Philip rules Macedonia
Philip II sets about making Macedon the most powerful state in Greece

  Europe, South Europe, Greece
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_Macedonia_under_Philip_II
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356 BC Alexander is born in Pella
Alexander the Great is born in Pella, the capital of his father Philip II, at the heart of the expanding Macedonian kingdom

  Europe, South Europe, Greece
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
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323 BC Alexander dies in Babylon
Alexander, still only 33, dies in Babylon following a banquet

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_of_Babylon
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from 323 BC Alexander's legacy - the Hellenistic age
The spread of Greek rule by Alexander introduces the Hellenistic age, which will last for three centuries

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_Greece
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323 BC Ptolemy rules in Egypt
In the carve up of Alexander the Great's empire, Ptolemy wins Egypt and founds the Ptolemaic dynasty – with himself as the pharaoh Ptolemy I

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
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322 BC Alexander's corpse in Alexandria
Alexander's corpse, hijacked by Ptolemy, becomes a sacred relic in Alexandria

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Alexander_the_Great
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321 BC Chandragupta Maurya rules
Chandragupta Maurya seizes the throne of Magadha, in India, and establishes the Mauryan dynasty

  Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent) | Asia, South Asia, India (republic)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_Maurya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magadha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire
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312 BC Seleucia founded on Tigris
Seleucia is founded as a new capital on the Tigris, eclipsing Babylon and recycling much of the older city as building material

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_I_Nicator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire
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299 BC New city at Antioch
Seleucus founds Antioch as a Greek city on the trade route between Mesopotamia and Europe

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Commerce, industry
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucus_I_Nicator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch
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272 BC Asoka creates first Indian empire
Asoka, a devotee of Buddhism, wins the Mauryan throne and establishes India's first empire

  Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurya_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_Maurya
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221 BC Zhou dynasty ends
After 800 years the Zhou dynasty is brought to an end by the ruler of the Qin kingdom

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang
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221 BC Short-lived Qin dynasty
The ruthless Qin dynasty establishes control over the whole of central China

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Er_Shi
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213 BC Books burnt in China
In the Qin dictatorship, all Confucian books are burnt (except those of any practical use) and 460 Confucian scholars are executed

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Persecution, repression | Society, Culture, education
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_books_and_burying_of_scholars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_censorship_in_China
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207 BC Nam-Viet gets Chinese king
A delegate from imperial China establishes the kingdom of Nam-Viet with himself as king

  Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanyue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Vietnam
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206 BC Emperor buried with terracotta army
The Qin emperor, Shi Huangdi, is buried at Xi'an with a vast army of terracotta soldiers

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Science, Archaeology
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terracotta_Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Immortals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mausoleum_of_the_First_Qin_Emperor
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206 BC Han dynasty
The Han, the first of the great Chinese dynasties, is established

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southward_expansion_of_the_Han_dynasty
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100 BC Parthians build Ctesiphon
The Parthians develop the site of Ctesiphon, on the east bank of the Tigris opposite Seleucia

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucia
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57 BC Three kingdoms in Korea
Silla becomes the first of the three kingdoms of Korea, followed by Koguryo in 37 BC and Paekche in 18 BC

  Asia, East Asia, Korea
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goguryeo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baekje
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Kingdoms_of_Korea
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51 BC Cleopatra rules
In the Ptolemaic tradition, Cleopatra marries her brother Ptolemy XIII and at the age of eighteen is joint ruler of Egypt

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Cleopatra
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49 BC Caesar crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the river Rubicon (the southern boundary of Gaul) with his army – and in doing so launches a civil war

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_Rubicon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubicon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar%27s_Civil_War
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48 BC Caesar defeats Pompey
Julius Caesar defeats his rival Pompey at Pharsalus, in Greece, and makes himself master of the Roman world

  Europe, South Europe, Greece | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pharsalus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey
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48 BC Caesar dallies with Cleopatra
Julius Caesar, now fifty-two, meets the 21-year-old Cleopatra in Alexandria and they become lovers

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48_BC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Cleopatra
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47 BC Cleopatra says her child is Caesar's
Cleopatra gives birth to a son and calls him Ptolemy XV Caesar (later known by the nickname Caesarion)

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Cleopatra
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44 BC Octavian is Caesar's heir
Octavian, an 18-year-old student in Apollonia, hears that he has been named by his uncle, Julius Caesar, as his successor and heir

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_of_Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintus_Salvidienus_Rufus
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37 BC Herod rules Palestine
Herod, appointed king of Judaea by the senate in Rome, establishes his rule over Palestine

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Antipas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodian_Kingdom_of_Judea
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30 BC Asp in Cleopatra's bosom
Cleopatra commits suicide, applying a poisonous asp to her breast,

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Cleopatra
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27 BC Octavian becomes Augustus Caesar
Octavian is given the life-long title of Augustus by the senate in Rome, becoming in effect the first Roman emperor

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_BC
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_the_Elder
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4 Augustus adopts Tiberius as successor
After the death of two of his grandsons, the emperor Augustus formally adopts his stepson Tiberius as his successor

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio-Claudian_dynasty
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4 Germanicus to be heir to Tiberius
Augustus Caesar insists on Tiberius adopting as his successor Germanicus, a talented young member of the imperial family

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus
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5 Germanicus marries granddaughter of Augustus
Germanicus, designated eventual heir to the throne, marries Agrippina, granddaughter of the ruling emperor

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippina_the_Elder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cultural_depictions_of_Agrippina_the_Elder
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10 Pax Romana
The period of stability achieved during the reign of Augustus Caesar has been given the name Pax Romana ('Roman peace')

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Commerce, industry
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
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14 Life rough after Augustus
The death of Augustus introduces half a century of chaos, as the members of his family compete ruthlessly for power

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_of_Prima_Porta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drusus_Julius_Caesar
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14 Tiberius becomes emperor
Tiberius succeeds his stepfather Augustus Caesar as the Roman emperor

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
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19 Germanicus dies campaigning in Syria
Germanicus, nephew and heir of the emperor Tiberius, dies when far away with the army in Syria

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanicus
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23 Eastern Han
The Han dynasty recovers control, after a 15-year interlude, and moves the capital to Loyang - starting the Eastern Han period

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luoyang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Han_Chinese
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37 Caligula is emperor
Within the tangled and tormented web of the Roman imperial family, Gaius Caesar - nicknamed Caligula - inherits the throne

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
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41 Claudius is emperor
Claudius, after the assassination of his nephew Caligula, is selected as emperor by the praetorian guards

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_Chaerea
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41 Herod Agrippa in Palestine
Herod Agrippa, a grandson of Herod the Great, restores a brief calm to Palestine

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod_Agrippa
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54 Nero is emperor
The 16-year-old Nero is proclaimed emperor by the praetorian guards after the death of Claudius, supposedly poisoned by toadstools

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius
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64 Fire and fiddling in Rome
A great fire in Rome is popularly believed to have been started by Nero, whom legend also accuses of fiddling while the city burns

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Social, domestic
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome
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69 Year of the four emperors
A rebellion in Spain prompts such chaos that Rome has four emperors within a year, after the suicide of Nero in 68

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Protest, revolution
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galba
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69 Vespasian proclaimed emperor
Vespasian, proclaimed emperor by his troops in Alexandria, is the survivor among this year's four emperors

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vespasian_and_Titus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavian_dynasty
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79 Titus is emperor
Titus becomes emperor on the death of his father, Vespasian, and begins a brief two-year reign of lavish public generosity

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vespasian_and_Titus
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81 Domitian becomes emperor
Dying after a reign of only two years, Titus is succeeded on the imperial throne by his brother, Domitian

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domitian%27s_Dacian_War
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98 Trajan is emperor
Trajan, succeeding to the imperial throne in AD 98, is sufficiently confident to spend a year in Germany before returning to Rome

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Column
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan%27s_Parthian_campaign
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117 Hadrian is emperor
Hadrian, governing Syria when he is declared emperor, is confident enough to delay almost a year before returning to Rome

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_117
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120 Kanishka rules in Peshawar
Kanishka rules the Kushan empire of Afghanistan and northern India from his capital at Peshawar

  Asia, Central Asia, Afghanistan | Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshawar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanishka
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138 Hadrian selects Antoninus Pius
The emperor Hadrian, with no children of his own, appoints a respected senator, Antoninus Pius, to succeed him

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoninus_Pius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Column_of_Antoninus_Pius
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161 Marcus Aurelius is emperor
Marcus Aurelius, for long the designated heir, becomes emperor on the death of Antoninus Pius

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Marcus_Aurelius
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208 Ardashir is Persian king
Ardashir is crowned king of Fars - a first step towards his founding of the Sassanian dynasty in Persia

  Asia, Central Asia, Iran (Persia)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fars_Province
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardashir_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar-Namag_i_Ardashir_i_Pabagan
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221 Han dynasty ends
The Han dynasty is brought to an end, after more than four centuries, by decades of peasant unrest

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_Han_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_of_the_Han_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shu_Han
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284 Diocletian is emperor
Diocletian, commanding an army near the Bosphorus in Thracia, is proclaimed emperor by his troops

  Europe, East Europe, Other | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletianic_Persecution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian%27s_Palace
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305 Diocletian retires
Diocletian resigns from his position as Augustus because of ill health, and retires to Dalmatia

  Europe, East Europe, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletianic_Persecution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian%27s_Palace
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306 Constantine proclaimed emperor in York
Constantine's father, recently appoinnted Augustus in the west, dies at York and the young man is proclaimed Augustus in his place by the legions in Britain

  Europe, South Europe, Italy | Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_Chlorus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Constantine_the_Great,_York
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312 Constantine wins with Christian emblem
Constantine, preparing for battle against a rival at the Milvian Bridge, orders his men to wear a Christian symbol, the Chi-Rho, on their shields

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho
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313 Constantine favours Christians
Constantine meets his co-emperor Licinius in Milan, and persuades him to follow a policy of encouraging the Christians

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licinius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Milan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity
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314 Constantine summons council at Arles
Warming to his new Christian role, Constantine summons more than 300 bishops to Arles to discuss the controversial issue of Donatus

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Arles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donatus_Magnus
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320 Chandra Gupta extends realm
The territory of the Gupta dynasty is extended by Chandra Gupta, to include most of the great plain of the Ganges

  Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_Maurya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gupta_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandragupta_I
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325 Constantine's council at Nicaea
Constantine convenes a council of 200 bishops at Nicaea to discuss the beliefs of Arius, which are deemed to be heresy

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Council_of_Nicaea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianism
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330 Constantine's new Christian city
Constantine's new Christian city on the site of Byzantium is inaugurated, as Constantinople

  Europe, East Europe, Turkey in Europe
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity
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337 Constantine baptized - just in time
Constantine is at last baptized a Christian in Nicomedia, just a few days before his death

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Baptism_of_Constantine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eusebius_of_Nicomedia
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350 Cushite dynasty fades in Nubia
The Cushite dynasty fades away in Nubia, after lasting for 1000 years or more

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kush
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_of_Kush
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350 Yamato clan rules
The clan ruling the Yamato plain becomes so powerful that its chieftain is seen as the emperor of Japan

  Asia, East Asia, Japan
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_people
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361 The emperor Julian goes pagan
Julian, the new emperor in Constantinople, plans to reinstate the pagan cult of the ancient Roman empire

  Europe, East Europe, Turkey in Europe
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Other
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restoration_and_tolerance_of_Paganism_from_Julian_until_Valens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Galileans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian%27s_Persian_expedition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_pagans_in_the_late_Roman_Empire
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363 Julian said to see error of ways
An apocryphal story states that Julian the Apostate, dying at Tarsus, acknowledges the victory of the Galilean, Jesus Christ

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_the_Galileans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_(emperor)
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379 Theodosius is emperor
Theodosius becomes the Roman emperor and revives Constantine's close link between church and state

  Europe, East Europe, Turkey in Europe
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Thessalonica
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Theodosian_dynasty
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390 Emperor rebuked by bishop
St Ambrose asserts the authority of the church, refusing communion to the emperor Theodosius in Milan until he does penance for a massacre

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Thessalonica
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400 First king of Ireland
Niall of the Nine Hostages is the first man to be called king of Ireland, though his direct control does not extend beyond Ulster

  Europe, West Europe, Ireland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages
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400 Yamato adapt Shinto
The Yamato clan adapt Shinto to their own purposes, and claim imperial descent from the sun

  Asia, East Asia, Japan
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Other
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_clan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_period
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445 Huns press south across Danube
Attila murders his brother and becomes the sole ruler of the Huns, who are now pressing through Dacia and across the Danube

  Europe, East Europe, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Migration
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attila
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns
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476 Odoacer ends western empire?
The tribal leader and mercenary Odoacer becomes king of Italy - an event often taken as defining the end of the Roman empire in the west

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Roman_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoacer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogothic_Kingdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
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481 Clovis leads Franks
The 15-year-old Clovis inherits the Merovingian crown and becomes leader of the Franks - with his first capital at Tournai

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tournai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
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487 Theodoric invades Italy
Theodoric the Ostrogoth, threatening Constantinople, is cunningly diverted by the emperor into invading Italy

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogoths
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrogothic_Kingdom
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493 Theodoric captures Ravenna
Theodoric wins Ravenna from Odoacer - by inviting Odoacer to a banquet and murdering him during the meal

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Other
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoacer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deposition_of_Romulus_Augustus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric
Image

500 Anglo-Saxon kingdom in west Sussex
According to Bede, the first widely accepted Anglo-Saxon ruler in southern Britain is Aelli, founder of the West Sussex kingdom

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bede
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86lle_of_Sussex
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500 Clovis baptized at Reims
Clovis and some 3000 of his soldiers are baptized in a massive ceremony at Reims

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims
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526 Theodoric achieves greatness
By the end of his long reign Theodoric amply justifies his title 'the Great' and his place in legend as Dietrich von Bern

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_von_Bern
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodoric
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527 Justinian is emperor
Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople, beginning a reign which will restore the empire to much of its former glory

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey | Europe, East Europe, Turkey in Europe
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/527
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire_under_the_Justinian_dynasty
Image

540 Khosrau I builds at Ctesiphon
Khosrau I builds himself a superb new palace, of which the great vaulted Taq-e Kisra remains today at Ctesiphon

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taq_Kasra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khosrow_II
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589 Sui dynasty established
After three centuries of chaos and disunion in China, a stable dynasty - the Sui - is established by Wen Ti (the Cultured Emperor)

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wen_of_Sui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Wen_of_Han
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenti_Park_station
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618 T'ang dynasty
A high official of the Sui empire seizes power and establishes one of China's greatest dynasties, the T'ang

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sui_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_the_Tang_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_and_technology_of_the_Tang_dynasty
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627 Byzantines recover True Cross
The Byzantine emperor Heraclius recovers the True Cross from Ctesiphon

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctesiphon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Cross
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraclius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine%E2%80%93Sasanian_War_of_602%E2%80%93628
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632 Muhammad is succeeded by Abu Bakr
The death of Muhammad at Medina is followed by the election of the first caliph, Abu Bakr, a father-in-law of the prophet

  Asia, West Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_caliphs
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634 Omar elected second caliph
Omar, another father-in-law of Muhammad, is elected as the second Muslim caliph (the word means 'sucessor to the Messenger of God')

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_conquests_of_Omar%27s_era
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_tree_of_Omar
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644 Othman elected third caliph
After the assassination of Omar, Othman is elected as the third Muslim caliph

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Terrorism, assassination | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uthman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Oman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piruz_Nahavandi
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656 Ali defeats Aisha
Othman is assassinated, and Ali wins power as the fourth Muslim caliph - defeating Muhammad's widow Aisha at the 'battle of the camel' near Basra

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aisha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Camel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Uthman
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661 Umayyad dynasty
Ali is assassinated and Mu'awiya becomes the fifth Muslim caliph, establishing the Umayyad dynasty

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Terrorism, assassination | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu%27awiya_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate
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664 Northumbria chooses England's Christianity
The king of Northumbria summons a synod at Whitby to hear the arguments of Roman and Celtic Christians, then opts for Rome

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synod_of_Whitby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_controversy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_of_Whitby
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ASynod_of_Whitby
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670 Arabs rule from Damascus
With the entire middle east under their control, the Arabs make Damascus the capital of the Umayyad caliphate

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Square
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687 Pepin unites Frankish kingdoms
With a victory at Tertry, Pepin II wins effective control over all three Frankish kingdoms

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tertry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Herstal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_II_of_Aquitaine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertry,_Somme
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700 Turks and Khazars
The earliest two Turkish states are the confederation of Gök Türk and the empire of the Khazars

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6kt%C3%BCrks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_the_Khazars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkic_Khaganate
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714 Civil war among Franks
The death of the Frankish 'mayor of the palace' Pepin II is followed by civil war between members of his family

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Herstal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_II_of_Aquitaine
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724 Charles Martel wins control
The civil war among the Franks ends with complete victory for Charles Martel, an illegitimate grandson of Pepin II

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_of_Herstal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salian_Franks
Image

741 Charles Martel dies
Charles Martel dies and leaves the Frankish kingdoms to his two sons, Carloman and Pepin III

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Charles_Martel
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747 Pepin III in full control
The elder son of Charles Martel retires to a monastery, leaving Pepin III in control of the entire Frankish empire

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_battleship_Charles_Martel
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750 Pepin III is king of the Franks
With papal support Pepin III is elected king of the Franks, beginning the Carolingian dynasty (named from his father, Charles Martel)

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolingian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Martel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short
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750 Umayyads massacred by Abbasids
The Abbasids massacre the Umayyads in Damascus and establish a new caliphate

  Asia, West Asia, Lebanon and Syria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_dynasty
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753 Pepin and Charlemagne anointed by pope
Pope Stephen II anoints Pepin III and his two sons (one of them Charlemagne) in the abbey church of St Denis

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation_of_Pepin
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756 Umayyad dynasty in Cordoba
Abd-ar-Rahman, escaping from the massacre of his family in Syria, establishes a new Umayyad dynasty at Cordoba

  Europe, South Europe, Spain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3rdoba,_Spain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliphate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
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762 Baghdad and the caliphs
The Abbasid caliphs create Baghdad as a new capital city on the Tigris

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_city_of_Baghdad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_dynasty
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768 Pepin III dies
On the death of Pepin III, the empire of the Franks is divided between his two sons - Charlemagne and his younger brother, Carloman

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepin_the_Short
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
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771 Charlemagne rules all Franks
On the death of his brother, Charlemagne inherits the entire kingdom of the Franks

  Europe, West Europe, France | Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carloman_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne,_Quebec
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800 Christmas surprise for Charlemagne
In St Peter's in Rome, on Christmas Day, pope Leo III crowns Charlemagne emperor - supposedly to Charlemagne's surprise

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne,_Quebec
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimoire_of_Pope_Leo
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813 Charlemagne's son is co-emperor
Charlemage has his only surviving legitimate son, Louis the Pious, crowned as his co-emperor

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela,_daughter_of_Louis_the_Pious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ermengarde_of_Hesbaye
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814 Charlemagne dies
Charlemagne dies and his son Louis the Pious inherits the whole, now greatly extended, Frankish empire

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlemagne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_the_Pious
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
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843 King of Scots accepted by Picts
Kenneth king of the Scots is accepted also as king of the Picts, providing the traditional founding event of the kingdom of Scotland

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_MacAlpin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Alpin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Scottish_monarchs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacAlpin%27s_treason
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850 Mamelukes employed in Baghdad
The caliphs in Baghdad begin to employ Turkish slaves, or Mamelukes, in their armies

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Slavery | War, Other
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelukes_of_the_Imperial_Guard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mameluke_sword
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865 Bulgarians become Orthodox
The Bulgarian king Boris I is baptized in the Greek Orthodox faith, bringing his people within the Byzantine fold

  Europe, East Europe, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_I_of_Bulgaria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Skossyreff
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Bulgaria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballshi_Inscription
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866 Saffarids in Persia
The eastern part of the Persian empire comes under the control of the Saffarid dynasty

  Asia, Central Asia, Iran (Persia)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffarid_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Battles_involving_the_Saffarid_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Saffarid_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saffarid_dynasty_861-1003.png
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870 Mameluke seizes power in Egypt
Ahmad ibn Tulun, a Mameluke, seizes power in Egypt - establishing his own Tulunid dynasty

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Tulun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulunids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_of_Ibn_Tulun
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871 Alfred defeats Danes in Wessex
The young Alfred leads the English in their first significant victory over the Danes, at Ashdown

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ashdown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Elder
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877 Imperial chancellor Fujiwara
The Fujiwara family creates for itself a new hereditary office, that of imperial chancellor, through which it effectively rules Japan

  Asia, East Asia, Japan
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara_clan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/877
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiwara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/884
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878 Rhodri rules in Wales
Rhodri Mawr, or Rhodri the Great, is widely accepted as king of almost the whole of Wales

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodri_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarawd_ap_Rhodri
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadell_ap_Rhodri
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900 Cholas in southern India
A Tamil kingdom, established by the Cholas, controls the whole of south India and will last for two centuries

  Asia, South Asia, India (subcontinent) | Asia, South Asia, India (republic)
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajaraja_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tamil_Nadu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_invasion_of_Srivijaya
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900 Samanids in Bukhara
The Samanids, replacing the Saffarids, transform their capital at Bukhara into a centre of Persian culture

  Asia, Central Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanid_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffarid_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukhara
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Bukhara
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903 T'ang dynasty ends
The leader of a peasant uprising captures and kills the Chinese emperor, bringing to an end the T'ang dynasty

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Protest, revolution
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheng_Rui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Quanhui
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Shifan
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919 Henry I elected in east Frankish kingdom
Henry I is elected king of the east Frankish kingdom, consisting of four great feudal duchies - Bavaria, Swabia, Saxony and Franconia

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_Fowler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/919
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929 Wenceslas murdered
Wenceslas, a prince of the Premsylid family, is murdered on his way into church - and becomes Bohemia's patron saint

  Europe, Central Europe, Czech Republic
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottokar_II_of_Bohemia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Wenceslas_Cathedral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boleslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
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935 Wank Kon rules Koryo
Wank Kon changes the name of his kingdom to Koryo, meaning 'high and beautiful', thus providing the rest of the world with the name Korea

  Asia, East Asia, Korea
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Jon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_engine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_lubricant
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-letter_word
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950 Slavs become Orthodox
The Byzantine empire enjoys a revival, bringing the Slavs within the Greek Orthodox fold and winning victories against the Muslims

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_the_Slavs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Slavs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavs!
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960 Song dynasty
A warlord, Zhao Kuangyin, establishes a new Chinese dynasty - the Song

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taizu_of_Song
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Zhao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emperors_of_the_Song_dynasty
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960 Harald Bluetooth unites Denmark
Harald Bluetooth is baptized a Christian and unites the whole of Denmark as a single kingdom.

  Europe, North Europe, Scandinavia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Bluetooth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Forkbeard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_ring_fortress
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Scandinavia
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962 Otto I crowned in Rome
The imperial coronation of Otto I by Pope John XII in St Peter's puts in place the formal role of a Holy Roman emperor

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_XII
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_of_Bavaria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_XII
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965 Poles become Catholic
Mieszko, pagan chieftain of the Poles, marries a Christian Czech princess and brings all his people into the Roman Catholic fold

  Europe, East Europe, Poland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_Talarczyk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko_II_Lambert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mieszko
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975 Hungarians become Catholic
The Hungarian king Gezá and his family are baptized as Roman Catholics, beginning a long link between Hungary and Rome

  Europe, East Europe, Hungary
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9za
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9za,_Grand_Prince_of_the_Hungarians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Catholic_Church/Patron_Archive/August_16
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976 Brian Boru
Brian Boru becomes king of Munster and leader of the Irish campaign against the Vikings

  Europe, West Europe, Ireland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College_harp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O%27Brien_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muirchertach_Ua_Briain
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976 Leopold is margrave of Austria
Leopold, of the Babenberg family, becomes margrave of Austria and founds a dynasty which lasts for three centuries

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_I,_Margrave_of_Austria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_of_Babenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Austria
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987 Western Frankish dynasty evolves into France
Hugh Capet, a Frankish noble elected king of west Francia, establishes the royal dynasty of France.

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Capet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Francia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet
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987 Capetian dynasty
Hugh Capet is the first in an unbroken line of twelve generations on the throne of France

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Capet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Capetian_dynasty
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987 Russians become Orthodox
Vladimir, the prince of Kiev, decides that Greek Orthodoxy is the most suitable religion for the Russian people

  Europe, East Europe, Other | Europe, North Europe, Russia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_II_Monomakh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization_of_Kievan_Rus%27
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1000 Mapungubwe on the Limpopo
A trading centre at Mapungubwe, on the Limpopo, evolves into a state ruled by a king in a zimbabwe

  Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mapungubwe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Zimbabwe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapungubwe_National_Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Mapungubwe
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1001 Pope sends crown to Hungary
Pope Sylvester II, according to tradition, sends a sacred crown for the coronation of Hungary's first king, St Stephen

  Europe, East Europe, Hungary
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Crown_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Sylvester_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazen_head
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1014 Brian Boru beats Vikings
Brian Boru, aged 73, achieves a major victory over the Vikings at Clontarf but is killed in his tent after the battle

  Europe, West Europe, Ireland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Clontarf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Boru
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_College_harp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse%E2%80%93Gaels
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1017 Canute king of England
Canute, joint king of Denmark, is accepted also as king of England after subduing the country and marrying Ethelred's widow

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnut_the_Great%27s_invasion_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Canute_and_the_tide
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1020 Hawk's Castle for Habsburgs
Count Radbot builds himself a 'hawk's castle' or Habichstburg, near Zurich, from which the Habsburg dynasty takes its name

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Habsburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habsburg_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radbot_of_Klettgau
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_I,_Count_of_Klettgau
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1024 Conrad II begins new line on German throne
Conrad II is elected as the German king, begining the dynasty variously known as Franconian or Salian

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisela_of_Swabia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_II,_Margrave_of_Lusatia
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1030 Yaroslav puts Kiev on map
Yaroslav builds up his Russian kingdom and turns his capital, Kiev, into a spectacular Christian city

  Europe, North Europe, Russia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaroslav_the_Wise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingegerd_Olofsdotter_of_Sweden
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27
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1042 Edward the Confessor king of England
Edward the Confessor, the rightful heir in the Anglo-Saxon royal line, becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_monarchs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Anglo-Saxon_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Aetheling
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1050 Kingdom of Ife
Ife emerges as a powerful kingdom in the equatorial forest of the lower Niger

  Africa, West Africa, Nigeria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E1%BA%B9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-flight_entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instituto_Nacional_Electoral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Head_from_Ife
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1055 Togrul Beg enters Baghdad
Togrul Beg enters Baghdad and is granted by the caliph the title of sultan, which becomes hereditary in his Seljuk dynasty

  Asia, West Asia, Iraq
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughril
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Rum
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1057 Duncan's son slays Macbeth
Duncan's son, Malcolm, kills Macbeth in battle at Lumphanan - and in the following year is himself crowned at Scone

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Other
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lumphanan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_III_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth,_King_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth
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1066 Harold is promised English throne
On his death bed in Westminster, Edward the Confessor designates Harold - foremost among England's barons - as his successor

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Aetheling
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1066 Edward buried at Westminster
Edward the Confessor is buried in his new abbey church at Westminster, consecrated only the previous week

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burials_and_memorials_in_Westminster_Abbey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Aetheling
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1066 Harold crowned king
On the day of Edward's burial, Harold is crowned king - almost certainly in the same abbey church at Westminster

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Confessor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Aetheling
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1066 Harold loses at Hastings
Harold, hurrying south to confront the Normans after his victory at Stamford Bridge, is defeated and killed at Hastings

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
  horsleyeng
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Godwin
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1066 William crowned in Westminster Abbey
William the Conqueror (William I) is crowned on Christmas Day at Westminster - giving the new abbey church two coronations and a royal funeral in its first year

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burials_and_memorials_in_Westminster_Abbey
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1071 Turks take much of Anatolia
The campaigns of Alp Arslan, culminating in 1071, give the Seljuk Turks a lasting presence in Anatolia

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alp_Arslan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manzikert
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_dynasty
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1077 Penitence at Canossa
The emperor Henry IV stands as a penitent outside the pope's castle at Canossa, so as to be released from excommunication.

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canossa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Canossa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
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1085 Toledo captured by Christians
Toledo is captured from the Muslims by Alfonso VI of Castile, who continues the city's traditions of religious tolerance

  Europe, South Europe, Spain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo,_Spain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_VI_of_Le%C3%B3n_and_Castile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaida_of_Seville
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo,_Ohio
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1087 William II is king of England
On the death of his father, William the Conqueror, William II becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest
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1091 Sicily captured by Christians
Roger I, the first Norman count of Sicily, completes the conquest of the island from the Muslims

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_I_of_Sicily
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_II_of_Sicily
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_invasion_of_Malta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Sicily
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1099 Sultans of Rum
Konya, in central Turkey, becomes the capital of the Seljuk Turks, who call themselves sultans of Rum

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seljuk_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Crusade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Rum
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1100 Henry I is king of England
On the death of his brother, William II, Henry I becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England
Image

1120 White Ship founders
The White Ship strikes a rock off the Cherbourg peninsula drowning William the Aetheling, heir to the English throne

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Adelin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victims_of_the_White_Ship_disaster
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_%C3%86theling
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1135 Stephen challenges Matilda
On the death of Henry I, his nephew Stephen moves quickly to keep Henry's daughter Matilda off the English throne

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen,_King_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King
Image

1136 Walter the steward becomes a Stewart
Walter FitzAlan takes a post as steward with the Scottish king, thus establishing the Stewart family and later dynasty

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Stuart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_fitz_Alan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_High_Steward_of_Scotland
Image

1138 Hohenstaufen dynasty
Conrad III, of the Hohenstaufen family, is elected German king - a title which remains in the family for more than a century, bringing with it that of Holy Roman emperor

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_III_of_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Weinsberg
Image

1150 Khmer dynasty and Angkor Wat
The city of Angkor and the great temple of Angkor Wat are created by the Khmer dynasty in Cambodia

  Asia, Southeast Asia, Vietnam
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cambodia
Image

1152 Frederick Barbarossa king of Germany
Frederick Barbarossa becomes king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor, greatly extending the power of the empire during a long reign

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Swabia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnano
Image

1154 Henry II rules from Tweed to Pyrenees
Henry II, coming to the throne of England, is king or feudal overlord of an unbroken swathe of territory from the Tweed to the Pyrenees

  Europe, West Europe, Britain | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_in_the_British_Isles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Standard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France
Image

1156 Vienna capital of Austria
Vienna is adopted by the Babenberg rulers as the capital city of Austria

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babenberg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margraviate_of_Austria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna,_Virginia
Image

1171 Saladin rules in Egypt
Saladin deposes the Fatimid caliph and brings Egypt back to orthodoxy, acknowledging the rule of the Sunni caliph in Baghdad

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Islam
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin_in_Egypt
Image

1171 Rhys is lord of south Wales
The English king, Henry II, acknowledges Rhys ap Gruffydd as the lord of south Wales

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_ap_Gruffydd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nest_ferch_Rhys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France
Image

1174 William the Lion humiliated
The Scottish king, William the Lion, is captured raiding into Northumberland and is taken south with his feet tied beneath his horse

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Lion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_1173%E2%80%9374
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_%22The_Lion%22_Smith
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Mac_William
Image

1185 Minamoto clan triumphant
The triumph of the Minamoto clan in Japan in 1185 leads to an uneasy relationship between the brothers Yoritomo and Yoshitsune

  Asia, East Asia, Japan
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_clan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoshitsune
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitsune_Senbon_Zakura
Image

1189 Henry II succeeded by Richard I
The English king Henry II is succeeded by his third son as Richard I

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_France
Image

1190 Richard I goes on crusade
A year after succeeding to the throne of England, Richard I sets off east as one of the leaders of the third crusade

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Richard
Image

1190 Frederick Barbarossa dies on crusade
The third crusade suffers an early disaster when its first leader, the emperor Frederick Barbarossa, is drowned crossing the Calycadnus river

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6ksu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyffh%C3%A4user
Image

1192 Richard I recognized in Austrian inn
Richard I, returning from the Holy Land in disguise, is recognized in an inn near Vienna and is imprisoned until England pays a massive ransom

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria | Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Richard
Image

1197 Three-year-old inherits Sicily and Germany
The three-year old Frederick II has a claim to the thrones of both Sicily and Germany on the death of his father, the emperor Henry VI

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany | Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Image

1199 John is king of England
On the death of his brother, Richard I, John becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Richard
Image

1206 Temujin becomes Genghis Khan
Temujin, elected chief of all the Mongol tribes, takes the name Genghis Khan

  Asia, East Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Genghis_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_Genghis_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire
Image

1216 Henry III is king of England
On the death of his father, King John, Henry III becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Image

1220 Frederick II is Holy Roman emperor
Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman emperor by a somewhat reluctant pope, Honorius III

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Honorius_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinals_created_by_Honorius_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1220s
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1220 Llewellyn is called prince of Wales
Llewellyn ap Iorwerth acquires such authority over other Welsh chieftains that he is informally referred to as the prince of Wales

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan,_Lady_of_Wales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles,_Prince_of_Wales
Image

1222 Golden Bull in Hungary
Andrew II accepts the Golden Bull, a charter of liberties demanded by the nobles of Hungary

  Europe, East Europe, Hungary
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Law, crime
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Bull_of_1222
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_II_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_III_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_bull
Image

1225 Henry III reissues Magna Carta
Magna Carta is reissued slightly modified when Henry III comes of age; in the version which becomes enshrined in English law

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Law, crime
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_Forest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta_Holy_Grail
Image

1230 Ogedai Khan
Ogadai, son of Genghis Khan, turns his father's headquarters at Karakorum into a capital city

  Asia, East Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakorum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96gedei_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_%C3%96gedei
Image

1232 Berber kingdom of Granada
The kingdom of Granada is established with a Berber noble, Muhammad I, as the first king

  Europe, South Europe, Spain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_I_of_C%C3%B3rdoba
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_I_of_Granada
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada
Image

1240 Kingdom of Mali
A warlord, Sundiata, conquers Ghana and establishes the kingdom of Mali

  Africa, West Africa, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundiata_Keita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Sundiata
Image

1240 Haakon IV rules Norway
Haakon IV is the first ruler to build up a strong Norway, some two centuries after the region becomes a single kingdom

  Europe, North Europe, Scandinavia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_IV_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_III_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_the_Young
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Haakon_IV_of_Norway_seal.jpg
Image

1240 Alexander wins on the ice
Alexander, a Russian prince, defeats a Swedish army on the frozen river Neva, thus winning his name Alexander Nevksy

  Europe, North Europe, Russia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Neva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky_Lavra
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_campaign_against_Rus%27
Image

1248 Sweden united by Birger Jarl
Birger Jarl establishes a dynasty which brings all Sweden under a single rule

  Europe, North Europe, Scandinavia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger_Jarl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger_Jarls_torn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Swedish_Crusade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Baltic_Star
Image

1250 Mamelukes rule again in Egypt
The last sultan of Saladin's dynasty is murdered by slaves in the palace guard, and Mameluke rule is reintroduced in Egypt

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saladin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Muazzam_Turanshah
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelukes_of_the_Imperial_Guard
Image

1252 Alexander Nevsky grand prince of Vladimir
Alexander Nevsky, appointed grand prince of Vladimir in 1252, thrives by collaborating with the Mongols of the Golden Horde

  Europe, North Europe, Russia
  Politics, Diplomacy | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Horde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_II_of_Vladimir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirill_II_of_Kiev
Image

1254 Hohenstaufen dynasty ends
The death of the last Hohenstaufen ruler, Conrad IV, leaves a vacancy on the German throne which is not filled for nineteen years

  Europe, Central Europe, Germany
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_IV_of_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conrad_IV_of_Tann
Image

1258 Provisions of Oxford
Henry III accepts severe curtailment of his powers in the Provisions of Oxford, but then asks the pope to absolve him from his oath

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Society, Law, crime
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisions_of_Oxford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisions_of_Westminster
Image

1260 Otakar wins at Kressenbrunn
The Bohemian prince Otakar II, ruler also of Austria, extends his territories after defeating the Hungarians at Kressenbrunn

  Europe, Central Europe, Czech Republic
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kressenbrunn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottokar_II_of_Bohemia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottokar_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3ABattle_of_Kosovo%2FArchive_2
Image

1260 Baybars wins at Ayn Jalut
At Ayn Jalut, near Nazareth, the Egyptian Mamelukes defeat the Mongol army of Hulagu - the first military setback for the Mongols

  Asia, West Asia, Palestine and Israel
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulagu_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ain_Jalut
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27ayan_Harod
Image

1262 Norway annexes Iceland
The Norwegian king, Haakon IV, annexes Iceland as his personal fief, bringing to an end the commonwealth established in AD 930

  Europe, North Europe, Scandinavia
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Commonwealth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_IV_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haakon_the_Young
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Iceland
Image

1263 Pope offers Sicily to French prince
Pope Urban IV offers Sicily to a French prince, Charles of Anjou, who marches south in 1266 to fight for the kingdom

  Europe, South Europe, Italy | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Diplomacy | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_Anjou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred,_King_of_Sicily
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_IV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_Naples
Image

1264 Kublai becomes great khan
Kublai defeats his brother Ariq Böge and thus establishes his position as Great Khan of the Mongols

  Asia, East Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluid_Civil_War
Image

1267 English acknowledge prince of Wales
In a treaty agreed at Shrewsbury, the English king Henry III acknowledges Llewellyn ap Gruffydd as the prince of Wales

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Diplomacy | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffudd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Montgomery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France
Image

1270 Assassins destroyed by Mamelukes
The Assassins are systematically destroyed by Baybars, the Mameluke sultan of Egypt

  Africa, North Africa, Egypt
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baibars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamluk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamelukes_of_the_Imperial_Guard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosque_of_al-Zahir_Baybars
Image

1271 Yuan dynasty
The Mongol leader Kublai Khan chooses a name for his new dynasty in China, calling it Ta Yuan ('Great Origin')

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Yuan_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_Empire
Image

1272 Edward I is king of England
Edward I is in Sicily when he becomes king of England, on the death of his father, Henry III

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_III_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
Image

1273 A Habsburg is elected German king
The period without a German king, known as the Great Interregnum, ends with the election of a Habsburg prince, Rudolf I

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_I_of_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1273_Imperial_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf,_Crown_Prince_of_Austria
Image

1278 Habsburgs gain Austria
At Dürnkrut Rudolf I defeats and kills Otakar II, his rival for Austria - thus bringing the Austrian territories into the Habsburg domain

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottokar_II_of_Bohemia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_on_the_Marchfeld
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_I_of_Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Battle_of_D%C3%BCrnkrut_and_Jedenspeigen&redirect=no
Image

1279 Hangzhou falls to Kublai Khan
With the fall of Hangzhou, the Song imperial capital, Kublai Khan's new Yüan dynasty is secure

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kublai_Khan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Song_dynasty
Image

1282 Uprising by prince of Wales
An uprising by Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, the prince of Wales, ends with his own death and the subjugation of Wales by the king of England, Edward I

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffudd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_ap_Gruffydd_Fychan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
Image

1285 Osman leads Ottoman Turks
Osman inherits the leadership of the tribal group later known by a version of his name, as the Ottoman Turks

  Asia, West Asia, Turkey
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Turks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osman_I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_dynasty
Image

1289 7-year-old Margaret betrothed to 5-year-old Edward
Edward I of England arranges for his 5-year-old heir to marry Margaret the Maid of Norway, the 7-year-old heiress to the kingdom of Scotland

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret,_Maid_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Birgham
Image

1290 8-year-old Margaret dies in Orkneys
The death of Margaret, child heiress to the Scottish throne, results in John de Balliol being chosen as king

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret,_Maid_of_Norway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I_de_Balliol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Balliol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitors_for_the_Crown_of_Scotland
Image

1296 English remove Stone of Scone
Edward I invades Scotland, massacres the people of Berwick, captures John de Balliol and brings to Westminster the Stone of Scone

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I_de_Balliol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Scone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
Image

1297 William Wallace shows a brave heart
William Wallace's victory over the English at Stirling Bridge enables him to rule Scotland on behalf of John de Balliol

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stirling_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wallace
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I_de_Balliol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Balliol
Image

1301 English prince of Wales
Edward I, conqueror of Wales, bestows the cherished title 'prince of Wales' on his own heir, the future Edward II

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward,_Prince_of_Wales
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1301 Arpad dynasty ends
Andrew III of Hungary dies without an heir, bringing to an end four centuries of rule by the descendants of Arpad

  Europe, East Europe, Hungary
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_III_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinka_Sebesi
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1306 Robert de Bruce is king of Scots
After the murder of his rival, in a church in Dumfries, Robert de Bruce is crowned king of Scots at Scone

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Terrorism, assassination
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_MacDuff,_Countess_of_Buchan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1306_in_Scotland
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1307 Edward I dies campaigning
The English king Edward I dies campaigning near Carlisle, on an expedition north against his Scottish rival Robert the Bruce

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earls_in_the_reign_of_Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV_of_England
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1307 Edward II is king of England
On the death of his father, Edward I, Edward II becomes king of England

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
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1309 Pope moves to Avignon
Clement V moves the papacy to Avignon, in a move which is expected to be temporary but which lasts for nearly seventy years

  Europe, South Europe, Italy | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_V
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinals_created_by_Clement_V
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Celestine_V
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1309 Angevin dynasty in Hungary
The hiatus on the Hungarian throne ends when the Angevin contender is crowned as Charles I

  Europe, East Europe, Hungary
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_Hungary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_House_of_Anjou
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_Naples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:House_of_Anjou
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1314 Victory for Bruce at Bannockburn
After years of guerilla warfare, Robert de Bruce defeats the English conclusively at Bannockburn - and becomes at last secure in his kingdom

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannockburn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland
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1316 Edward Bruce crowned king of Ireland
Edward Bruce is crowned king of Ireland at Dundalk, but his uprising ends two years later when he is killed in battle with the English

  Europe, West Europe, Ireland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_campaign_in_Ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Faughart
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Edward_Bruce
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1320 Cracow is capital
Wladyslaw I is crowned king of Poland in Cracow, which he makes his capital city

  Europe, East Europe, Poland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_I_%C5%81okietek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_I_Herman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seniorate_Province
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1326 Edward II imprisoned
Edward II is captured and imprisoned by his queen, Isabella, and her lover, Mortimer

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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1327 Edward III replaces his father
Isabella forces Edward II to renounce the English throne in favour of their 15-year-old son, Edward III

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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1327 Edward II murdered in Berkeley castle
Edward II, imprisoned by his wife and her lover, dies in Berkeley castle - almost certainly the victim of murder

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Castle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Suit_Cottage
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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1328 Capetian dynasty ends
When Charles IV dies, for the first time in more than 400 years of the Capetian dynasty there is no son or brother to inherit the French crown

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capetian_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Capet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France
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1328 English accept independent Scottish kingdom
The English finally accept a treaty, in Edinburgh, declaring that Robert de Bruce is king of a Scotland 'free and divided from the kingdom of England'

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Edinburgh%E2%80%93Northampton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_Scottish_Independence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_War_of_Scottish_Independence
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1328 Valois dynasty begins
A French cousin, Philip of Valois, is selected to succeed Charles IV - in preference to an English cousin, Edward III

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VI_of_France
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1329 David II is king of Scots
On the death of his father, Robert the Bruce, David II becomes king of Scotland

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_the_Bruce
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland
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1333 Casimir is Great
The long reign of Casimir III, known as the Great, is a time of prosperity and achievement in Poland

  Europe, East Europe, Poland
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_the_Great
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_III_of_P%C5%82ock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Casimir_III_the_Great
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1337 Property dispute launches Hundred Years' War
Philip VI of France confiscates Guienne, a fief belonging to Edward III of England - whose response begins the Hundred Years' War

  Europe, West Europe, Britain | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_VI_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Aquitaine
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1338 Ashikaga shogun moves to Kyoto
A new dynasty, the Ashikaga shogunate, comes into power after a member of the family, Takauji, wins a civil war

  Asia, East Asia, Japan
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Takauji
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_shogunate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashikaga_Yoshiaki
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1340 English king claims France
Edward III, in Ghent, publicly assumes the title and the arms of the king of France

  Europe, West Europe, Britain | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Gaunt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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1346 Heyday of Prague under Charles IV
Charles IV, king of Bohemia, German king and Holy Roman emperor, makes Prague a glittering centre of learning and architecture

  Europe, Central Europe, Czech Republic
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_University
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1356 Seven permanent electors
Charles IV establishes a permanent group of seven electors - four hereditary German rulers and the archbishops of Mainz, Cologne and Trier

  Europe, Central Europe, Austria
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wives_of_Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
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1356 Three-day battle at Poitiers
The battle of Poitiers ends, on the third day, with victory for the English and the capture of the French king, John II

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_of_King_John_II_of_France
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1360 Ransom of 3 million gold crowns
After four years of captivity in Bordeaux and London, the French king John II is released for a promised ransom of 3 million gold crowns

  Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom_of_King_John_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_II_of_France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Br%C3%A9tigny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk%3AJohn_II_of_France
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1368 Ming dynasty replaces Yüan
Chu Yüan-chang drives the Mongols out of Beijing and declares a new dynasty - the Ming (meaning 'brilliant')

  Asia, East Asia, China
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongwu_Emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Ming_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Yuchun
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1368 Tibet secedes from Chinese empire
On the fall of the Yuan dynasty, replaced by the Ming, Tibet declares its independence from China

  Asia, East Asia, China | Asia, East Asia, Other
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Politics, Government, states
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuan_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming%E2%80%93Tibet_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_sovereignty_debate
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1369 Burgundy marries Flanders
The marriage of the duke of Burgundy to the heiress of Flanders lays the foundation for the great territorial expansion of Burgundy

  Europe, West Europe, Benelux | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_III,_Countess_of_Flanders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Bold
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_I,_Countess_of_Burgundy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgundian_State
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1371 Stewart dynasty on Scottish throne
On the death of his uncle, David II, Robert Stewart becomes king of Scotland as Robert II

  Europe, West Europe, Britain
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_II_of_Scotland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_II_Strathbogie,_Earl_of_Atholl
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1377 Richard II succeeds Edward III
10-year-old Richard II follows his grandfather, Edward III, on the English throne

  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_II,_Duke_of_Normandy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_I_of_England
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1377 Pope returns to Rome
The papal curia returns to Rome in what would seem a conclusive move if there were not, two years later, two popes - one of them elected back in Avignon

  Europe, South Europe, Italy | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avignon_Papacy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Schism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Eight_Saints
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1377 Jogaila inherits Lithuania
Jogaila inherits a pagan Lithuanian kingdom which has been extended as far south as Kiev

  Europe, East Europe, Other | Europe, North Europe, Baltic states
  Politics, Conquest, colonization | Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_II_Jagie%C5%82%C5%82o
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_aircraft_carrier_Kiev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algirdas
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1379 Great Schism in papacy
The French cardinals, objecting to the new Italian pope, elect their own man as Clement VII - and thus inaugurate the Great Schism of the papacy

  Europe, South Europe, Italy | Europe, West Europe, France
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | Religion, Christianity
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_Schism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_VII
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Schism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_VI
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1380 Dimitri defeats the Mongols
Dimitri, grand prince of Moscow, leads other Russian princes in a crushing victory over the Mongols on the Kulikovo plain

  Europe, North Europe, Russia
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Battles
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kulikovo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Donskoy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Moscow
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulikovo_Field
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1384 Visconti enlarges Milan
Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the signore of Milan, sets about enlarging his territory - seizing Vicenza, Verona and Padua between 1384 and 1388

  Europe, South Europe, Italy
  Politics, Dynasties, royalty, popes | War, Wars
Historyworld context
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Galeazzo_Visconti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gian_Galeazzo_Sforza
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeazzo_II_Visconti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hours_of_Gian_Galeazzo_Visconti
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1385 Portuguese victory at Aljubarrota
The victory at Aljubarrota, securing the Portuguese throne for John I, is commemorated in the Dominican abbey called Batalha

  Europe, South Europe, Portugal