Post Classical Era

Post Classical Era

Period: Jan 1, 600 to Dec 31, 1450

South Asia: Harsha's Kingdom

Jan 1, 606

Very brief restoration of unified rule in northern India. Started by King Harsha, who conquered the region at the age of sixteen. Ended with Harsha's assassination

Central/East Asia: the Tang Dynasty

Jan 1, 618

Territorially one of the largest empires in Chinese history. Developed and used the equal-field system of land allocation, giving equal allocations of fertile land out to individuals to avoid the problems caused by concentration of landed property

Founding of Islam

Jan 1, 622

accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the prophets of God.

End of Harsha's Kingdom

Jan 31, 648

Silla Korea

Jan 1, 669

Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and one of the world's longest sustained dynasties. Although it was founded by King Park Hyeokgeose, the dynasty was ruled by the Gyeongju Kim clan for most of its 992-year history.

Printing Invented in China

Jan 1, 730

The history of printing in East Asia starts with the use of woodblock printing on cloth during the Han dynasty.

Battle of Tours

Jan 1, 732

The Battle of Tours was fought on October 10, 732 between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France

Abbasid

Jan 1, 750

The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Abbasid dynasty descended from Muhammad's youngest uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, from whom the dynasty takes its name.

Charlemange is Crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1 Jan 800

Jan 1, 800

Through his conquests, he took down the Saxons and pushed his frontier into Spain. He expanded his kingdom into an empire that went into Western and Central Europe.

Tang Dynasty Destroys Buddhism in China

Jan 1, 840

During the Tang dynasty, Buddhism declined, and Confucianism became more popular.

Buddhists become persecuted

Jan 1, 840

Many Buddhists have experienced persecution from non-Buddhists and other Buddhists during the history of Buddhism. Persecution may refer to unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beating, torture, or execution. It also may refer to the confiscation or destruction of property, or the incitement of hatred toward Buddhists.

Decline of classical Maya

Jan 1, 900

One by one, the Classic cities in the southern lowlands were abandoned, and by A.D. 900, Maya civilization in that region had collapsed. The reason for this mysterious decline is unknown, though scholars have developed several competing theories.

Otto I Coronation

Jan 1, 962

Otto I, was German king from 936 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 until his death in 973.[b] He was the oldest son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda.

Prince Vladimir (slavic Kingdom) Converts

Jan 1, 988

Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great was a prince of Novgorod, grand prince of Kiev, and ruler of Kievan Rus' from 980 to 1015.

Height of Empire of Ghana

Jan 1, 1000

Ghana became very wealthy by trading gold.

Great Schism in Christian Church

Jan 1, 1054

event that precipitated the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius) and the Western Church (led by Pope Leo IX).

Norman conquest of England

Jan 1, 1066

The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.

Battle of Manzikert

Jan 1, 1071

The Battle of Manzikert was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuq Turks on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert.

1st Crusade

Jan 1, 1095

On November 27, 1095, in Clermont, France, Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem. The official start date was set as August 15, 1096. Those armies that left before that time are considered part of the People's Crusade.

Investiture Controversy Print this page

Jan 1, 1103

The Investiture Controversy or Investiture Contest was the most significant conflict between Church and state in medieval Europe.

Kamakura Shogunate (feudal japan)

Jan 1, 1185

The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military governmen that ruled from 1185–1333. The heads of the government were the shoguns. The first three were members of the Minamoto clan. The next two were members of the Fujiwara clan. The last six were minor Imperial princes.

The Last Crusade

Jan 1, 1202

The fourth crusade went badly astray when the crusaders conquered Constantinople and installed a Roman Catholic regimine.

Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquest

Jan 1, 1206

Mongol leader Genghis Khan rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.

Mongols Conquer China 1 Jan 1215

Jan 1, 1215

They outlawed intermarriage and forbade the Chinese from learning Mongol language.

King John signs the Magna Carta

Jan 1, 1215

Mongols sack Baghdad end of Abbasid caliphate

Jan 1, 1258

In 1248, however, Genghis Khan’s grandson Möngke became great khan of the Mongols and resolved to extend his sway to the Middle East and beyond that, if possible, to Syria and Egypt. Ten years later Mesopotamia was overrun by a Mongol horde under his brother Hülegü. The Mongols advanced on Baghdad and demanded the city’s surrender.

Marco Polos Travels

Period: Jan 1, 1271 to Dec 31, 1295

Marco Polo headed for China along the Silk Road in the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). ... On one fortuitous occasion, they went to China and met with Kublai Khan, an emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. ... Young Marco Polo was very interested in listening to the ...

Reign of Mansa Musa 1 Jan 1312

Jan 1, 1312

Mansa Musa was the great-great-grandson of Sunjata, who was the founder of the empire of Mali. His 25-year reign (1312-1337 CE) is called “the golden age of the empire of Mali”

Mansa Musa's pilgrimage/hajj

Jan 1, 1324

Mansa Musa, fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside Africa. His elaborate pilgrimage to the Muslim holy city of Mecca in 1324 introduced him to rulers in the Middle East and in Europe.

Bubonic plague in Europe

Period: Jan 1, 1347 to Dec 31, 1348

Ole J. Benedictow describes how he calculated that the Black Death killed 50 million people in the 14th century, or 60 per cent of Europe's entire population. The disastrous mortal disease known as the Black Death spread across Europe in the years 1346-53.

Ming Dynasty

Period: Jan 1, 1368 to Dec 31, 1644

Zheng Hes 7 voyages

Period: Jan 1, 1405 to Dec 31, 1433

Zheng He , formerly romanized as Cheng Ho, was a Hui court eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat, and fleet admiral during China's early Ming dynasty. Born Ma He, Zheng commanded expeditionary voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Western Asia, and East Africa from 1405 to 1433.

Rise of Inca empire

Jan 1, 1438

The Inca Empire which once dominated South America is now only a distant memory. Once a civilization of great power and influence, the Incas came to a sudden demise in the 16th century after small army of Spanish Conquistadores successfully invaded the continent. The Incas never developed written communication, and only chronicles written by the Spanish conquistadores offer an insight into the lives of this mighty empire.

Printing Press in Europe

Jan 1, 1450

Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor of the printing press. Indeed, the German goldsmith's 15th-century contribution to the technology was revolutionary — enabling the mass production of books and the rapid dissemination of knowledge throughout Europe.