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511
Clovis unites Franks under Christian rule.
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527
Justinian becomes ruler of Byzantine Empire
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Oct 11, 630
Muhammad returns to Mecca after making the Hijrah to Median.
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Oct 11, 732
Charles Martel defeats the Muslims at Tours.
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Oct 11, 732
Charles Martel stops Muslim invasion
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Oct 11, 1000
Muslim scholars, who preserved Greek medical works, share them with Europeans.
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Oct 11, 1066
Norman invasion of England.
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Oct 11, 1095
First Crusade begins.
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Oct 11, 1100
Muslim literature flourishes.
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Oct 11, 1190
Holy Roman Empire weakens.
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Oct 11, 1192
Kamakura Shogunate rules Japan.
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Oct 11, 1215
King John approves Magna Carta
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Oct 11, 1240
Mongols destroy Kiev.
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Oct 11, 1279
Kublai Khan conquers China.
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Oct 11, 1347
Bubonic plague strikes Europe.
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Oct 11, 1429
Joan of Arc leads the French to victory over the English at Orleans.
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Oct 11, 1453
Constantinople falls to Ottoman Turks
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Oct 11, 1453
Hundred Years' War ends with French victory.
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Al-Khwarizmi writes the first algebra textbook.
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Byzantine culture spreads to Russia
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Tang Dynasty begins 289-year rule in China
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Hejan period begins in Japan
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Koryu Dynasty controls Korea
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Song Dynasty established in China
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Pope Leo III crowns the Frankish king Charlemagne emperor.
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Treaty of Verden divides Charelmagne's empire.
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Outside invasions spur growth of feudalism.
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Otto the Great becomes emperor.
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Capetian dynasty begins in France.