Historical Events Involving Empires

  • 1200

    Holy Roman Emperor Elected by Nobles

    The princes chose the candidate or candidates for the holy roman emperor, presented them to the pope, and then the pope crowned the one he thought was best.
    (No exact date shows up, just the 13th century)
  • Jan 23, 1368

    Founding of Ming Dynasty

    Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded the previous Mongol emperor, creating the Ming dynasty, one of the longest Chinese dynasties.
  • Aug 21, 1415

    Conquest of Ceuta

    An important event for the Portuguese Empire as it started the empire, this conquest took all of 2 days
  • 1428

    Mexica Started Creating an Empire

    Mexica started conquering their neighbors with weapons made of obsidian to create the Aztec Empire
  • 1433

    End of Zheng He's Voyages

    Apparently the exact date is unknown, it was just in the spring, however, due to the death of Zheng He during the 7th and final voyage, they ended.
  • 1438

    Pachakuti starts the Inca Conquests

    Pachakuti started by conquering the tribe's enemies, and it turned into an empire from there.
  • 1453

    The Ottomans started their Conquest of Constantinople

    The Ottoman Empire discovered gunpowder and wanted to prove their superiority with it in a conquest of Constantinople. Eventually, they created the biggest cannons to finally take it down 53 days later
  • Oct 19, 1453

    The End of the Hundred Years' War

    Bordeaux surrendered to England, leaving the majority of England's cities under English control and making England the victor of the war
  • Jan 2, 1492

    End of Reconquista

    King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ended the military campaigns that lasted over 700 years by conquering Granada.
  • Feb 14, 1556

    Akbar becomes the Mughal Emperor

    It was the height of the Empire, in terms of strength, wealth, and advancement. It was also the beginning of religious tolerance.
  • Mikhail Romanov Becomes Ruler of Russia

    Since there was no one in the line of succession, the nobles offered the title of tsar to Romanov