Ancient and Modern History

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  • 550

    c. 550

    c. 550
    Gupta Empire in India is destroyed by the Huns, starting a period of chaos in India.
  • Jul 18, 610

    610

    610
    Muhammad begins to record the most important religious text in Islam – the Qur’an; he dies 22 years later, in 632.
  • Jul 18, 750

    c.750

    c.750
    Polynesians colonise New Zealand.
  • Jul 18, 1066

    1066

    1066
    William the Conqueror leads the Norman army to defeat the Anglo – Saxons and win control of England.
  • Jul 18, 1095

    1095

    1095
    European Christians begin the First Crusade – a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another 7 crusades over the next 200 years.
  • Jul 18, 1100

    c. 1100

    c. 1100
    Inca civilisation emerges in South America.
  • Jul 18, 1185

    1185

    1185
    Japan comes under the rule of its first Shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule Japan for the next 400 years.
  • Jul 18, 1260

    1260

    1260
    Kublai Khan (grandson of Genghis Khan) is declared ‘ Great Khan’ and becomes a powerful Mongol Leader.
  • Jul 18, 1299

    1278

    1278
    Under the leadership of Kublai Khan, the Mongols defeat the Sung Dynasty in China and set up the Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, China is ruled by foreigners.
  • Jul 18, 1299

    1299

    1299
    The Ottoman Empire founded under the rule of Osman I.
  • Jul 18, 1347

    1347

    1347
    First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic know as the Black Death.
  • Jul 18, 1427

    c. 1427

    c. 1427
    Aztec Empire founded in central of Mexico.
  • Jul 18, 1492

    1492

    1492
    Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reached the Americans.
  • Jul 18, 1521

    1521

    1521
    Spanish forces destroy the Aztec Empire in central America.
  • Jul 18, 1526

    1526

    1526
    The Moghul Empire is established in India.

  • c. 476

    c. 476
    Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses, starting a period in Europe known as the Middle Ages.

  • 768

    768
    Emperor Charlemagne founds the Holly Roman Empire; he was the greatest ruler of Western History during the Middle Ages.

  • 793

    793
    Vikings first attach England, starting a 200 – year regime of terror of England and Europe.

  • 802

    802
    Angkor/Khmer Empire founded by the King Jayavarman Il; under his leadership, the Khmers adopt Hinduism.