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Maragheh, Tabriz, Soltaniyeh
1256 Mongol IlKhanid dynasty is established in Iran under Hülegü. |
1262 - 7 5 Berke/Hulagu war |
1263 Hulegu assumes title of "Ilkhan" as ruler of Persia x1265 |
1271 Marco Polo passes throough Iran en route to China |
1295 1 IlKhanids convert to Islam under Ghazan Khan. |
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Maragheh, Tabriz, Soltaniyeh.
Buddhism, Shamanism, Twelver Shia Islam.
Mongol, Persian, Turkish.
1310 3.75M KM
1304 - 16 12 Oljeitu/ Muhammad Khudabanda |
1304 Oljeitu becomes shiite |
1316 New capital Sultaniyeh built. Iran & his own domed mausoleum |
1335 Abu Said dies & Ilkhan khanate dynasty ends disintegration of Mongol rule in Persia. |
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Nishapur, Rey, Isfahan, Iran  Perian, Arabic 3.9KM
1040 Battle of Dandanqan Seljuqs defeat Ghaznavids at , near Merv. |
1064 - 1308 42 ByzantineSeljuk wars  |
1071 Battle of Manzikert Seljuqs, under AlpArslan, defeat Byzantine emperor Romanus Diogenes at & establish Turkish sultanate of Rum in Anatolia. |
1072 - 92 20 Melik Şah 1
Division of Sultanate into three parts: Nicaea (Anatolia), Hamadan (Persia), & Merv (Transoxiana & Khurasan). |
1073 Seljuqs defeat Qarakhanids. |
1079 Malik Shah I reforms Iranian Calendar. Franks start to settle around Way of Saint James (Today, modern North Spain) |
1100 turkicspeaking Seljuks expand in Persia, Mesopotamia & Turkey |
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1006 Tower of Gonbade Qabus in Iran built. |
1086 7 1 Domes of Jamé Mosque of Isfahan, Iran are built |
1000 - 48 48 Abū Rayhān alBīrūnī of Persia Iran writes more than a hundred books on many different topics. |
973 - 1048 75 Abū Rayhān alBīrūnī, Persian Iranian. polymath: scientist, anthropologist, historian, sociologist, astronomer, chemist, encyclopedist, geodesist, geographer, geologist, Islamic philosopher & theologian, mathematician, physicist, psychologist, pharmacist, teacher & traveller |
1058 - 1111 53 AlGhazali (a.k.a. Algazel), celebrated Muslim scholar, Iran. |
945 - 1020 75 AlSijzi, Iranian Persian mathematician & astronomer |
1000 Law of sines is discovered in Iran by Muslim mathematicians, but it is uncertain who discovers it first between AbuMahmud alKhujandi, Abu Nasr Mansur, & Abu alWafa. |
971 - 1029 58 Kushyar ibn Labban, Iranian Persian mathematician, astronomer, & geographer |
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1153 overthrow of Seljuq Sultanate of Merv by Oghuz mercenaries. |
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1111 Death of philosopher & mystic alGhazali |
973 1048 1031 Abū Rayhān alBīrūnī of Iran writes Kitab alqanun al-Mas'udi |
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1250 Iran Choghazanbil Castle  |
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1274 Death of astronomer Nasir alDin Tusi |
1327 With disintegration of Seljuk Empire, Arab & Persian regions are fragmented into several military kingdoms until 1500. |
1310 - 79 69 Hafez Iranian Persian poet |
1329 Saint Thaddeus Monastery |
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1408 emirate of Black Sheep Turks is established in western Persia. |
1447 Battle of Damghan  |
1467 White Sheep Turks defeat Black Sheep Turks in Persia. |
1468 - 1565 97 Mir Chakar Khan Rind, a Baloch king. Iran |
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1010s extension of Ghaznavid rule from Iraq to Sind. |
1049 AliBaha odowleh, Abol Hasan, Soltanson of Mas'ud 1 |
1049 Mohammad 2 Soltan ^ Mowdud |
1049 - 52 3 Abd orRashid Ezz odowleh, Abu Mansur, Soltan 1022 1052 ^ Mahmud |
1052 Toghrel Soltan Usurper |
1052 - 9 7 Farrokhzad Jamal odowleh, Abu Shoja', Soltan 1026 1059 ^ Mas'ud 1 |
1059 - 98 39 Ebrahim Zaheer odowleh, Abol Mozaffar, Soltan |
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1020 Death of Firdawsi, author of Shahnama, Persian national epic |
1000 Remaining Signs of Past Centuries is written by Abū Rayhān alBīrūnī. Afghanistan. |
1004 - 88 84 Nasir Khusraw, Persian poet, Afghanistan. theologian, philosopher, & traveler |
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1221 Mongols conquer Herat (Afghanistan) |
1221 Mongol conquest of Khurasan & Afghanistan. |
1295 Ghazan, Ilkhan, converts to Islam |
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1369 - 1405 36 Timur ("Tamerlane"), , nominally under authority of Chagatai KhanateThe third era of fragmentation follows, as Timur's Empire loses cohesion & local rulers strive against each other.
1405 Death of Timuri Lang (Tamerlane, Timur Lame), brutal ruler of Samarkand who had cut a wide swath of destruction across Persia & Middle East. Timur founded Timurid Dynasty & had become renowned for building pyramids out of skulls of his slain enemies. (buried in Samarkand) on his way to conquer China & his empire disintegrates |
1407 Timur's son Shah Rukh reconquers most of Timur's empire |
1405 - 9 4 Rustam @ Arabistan
1409 Shah Rukh moves Timurid capital to Herat |
1414 Khizr Khan, deputised by Timur to be governor of Multan takes over Delhi founding Sayyid dynasty |
1420 Ulugh Beg begins to build Registan in Samarkand |
1410 Turcoman horde Kara Koyunlu (Black Sheep) captured Baghdad & their leaders ruled western parts of Timurid realm. In East however, Shah Rukh was able to secure his rule in Transoxiana & Fars. |
1417 Shah Rukh is succeeded by his son Ulugh Beg |
1449 Ulugh Beg is murdered by his own son |
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1478 Husayn Bayqara rules Timurids from Herat |
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1000 - 50 50 Bhoja Philosopher king & polymath of Malwa in India |
1000s Bilhana Kashmiri Language Poet |
1019 - 66 47 Sripati Mathematician & Astronomer |
1000s Andhra Pradesh Castle Chandragiri |
1000s Karnataka Castle Mudgal |
1000s Maharashtra Castle Purandar |
1058 Maharashtra Castle Vishalgad |
1080 Captured Uttar Pradesh Castle Agra Fort |
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1025 ruler Rajendra Chola 1 moves capital city of empire from Thanjavur to Gangaikonda Cholapuram |
1042 Bhoja, Indian ruler, philosopher, & polymath of Malwa, completes reconstruction of temple of Somnath after its destruction by Mahmud of Ghazni. |
1100s Karnataka Bankapura Nagareswara Temple  |
1103 - 1205 13 Maharashtra Castle Vijaydurg |
1123 Andhra Pradesh Madhavaraya Temple in Gandikota |
1150s Karnataka Hangal Tarakeshwara Temple  |
1156 Rajasthan Jaisalmer Forteresse  |
1178 Maharashtra Castle Panhala |
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1200s Maharashtra Castle Torna |
1200s Tamil Nadu Castle Gingee Fort |
1204 Karnataka Castle Belgaum |
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1304 Mongols under Ali Beg invade India but are repelled by Delhi sultanate |
1347 - 1527 Maharashtra Castle Sajjangad |
1351 - 1480 29 Maharashtra Castle Hulmukh Darwaza |
1354 Rajasthan Bundi Palace  |
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1498 Portuguese navigator Vasco de Gama reaches India by sea |
1469 Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born. On this date Sikhs commemorate birth of founder of Sikh faith & first of Ten Gurus. |
1443 Abdur Razzaq visits India |
1001 27 26 Mahmud of Ghazni, Muslim leader of Ghazni, begins a series of raids into Northern India; he finishes in 1027 with destruction of Somnath. |
1050 Kandariya Mahadeva temple in India is built in . |
1193 Nalanda, great Indian Buddhist educational centre, is destroyed. |
1451 Bahlul Khan Lodhi ascends throne of Delhi sultanate starting Lodhi dynasty |
1469 Guru Nanak, founder of Sikh Religion |
1114 - 85 71 Bhaskara 2 Indian mathematician & astronomer |
1193 Prithvi raj Chauhan, First Muslim Empire Established in India by mohommad Ghori by defeating Prithviraj chauhan |
950 - 1020 70 Abhinavagupta, Indian philosopher, logician, musician, poet & dramatist from Kashmir region |
1469 - 1539 70 Guru Nanak Founder or Sikhism. Revered by Hindus & Muslim Sufis across India |
1400 mi Kalburgi Castle  |
1400 Maharashtra Castle Karnala |
1400s Maharashtra Castle Korigad |
1400s Rajasthan Castle Ram Pol |
1400s Rajasthan Chittorgarh Fort  |
1410s Madhya Pradesh Bassein Castle  |
1490 captured Maharashtra Rajgad Castle  |
1490 Maharashtra Janjira Castle  |
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1010 Brihadeeswarar Temple of India is completed in during reign of Rajaraja Chola 1. |
1025 Chola Dynasty of India uses its naval powers to conquer South East Asian kingdom of turning it into a vassal. |
1017 - 37 20 Ramanuja Chola Indian theologian, philosopher, & spiritual leader |
1068 beginning in this year, Virarajendra Chola India sends military raids into Malaysia & Indonesia. |
1070 death of Athirajendra Chola & ascension of Kulothunga Chola I marks transition between Medieval Cholas & Chalukya Cholas, India. |
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1336 Vijayanagara Empire is founded in South India by Harihara in |
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1485 Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya drives out Praudha Raya ending Sangama Dynasty India |
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13th century is greatest period in history of Pandyan Empire. Their power reached its zenith under Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan in middle of 13th century. foundation for such a great empire was laid by Maravarman Sundara Pandyan early in 13th century.
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1309 - 45 36 Vira Pandyan 4 |
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1399 - 1565 166 |
1423 - 59 36 Chamaraja Wodeyar 1 |
1459 - 78 19 Timmaraja Wodeyar 1 |
1478 - 1513 35 Chamaraja Wodeyar 2 |
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1328 Mongol Invasion India but are repelled by Delhi sultanate |
1398 Timur invades India & sacks Delhi, causing demise of Delhi Sultinate |
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1412 - 1597 185
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1451 - 8 7 QutbudDin Ahmad Shah 2 Jalal Khan |
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1406 - 32 26 HusamudDin Hoshang Shah |
1432 - 6 4 TajudDin Muhammad Shah 1 |
1436 - 69 33 AlaudDin Mahmud Shah 1
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1021 - 63 42 Bhimdev 1 ^ Naagraj & Nephew of Durlabhraj. |
1171 - 6 5 Ajavapal. Nephew of Kumarpal. |
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Manyakheta, Basavakalyan, South India
1060 Kedareshwara Temple of Balligavi, India, is built in by Western Chalukyas. |
1075 - 6 1 Western Chalukya Civil War Western Chalukya monarch Somesvara II plans to defeat his own ambitious brother Vikramaditya VI by allying with a traditional enemy, Kulothunga Chola I of Chola Empire; Somesvara's forces suffered heavy defeat, & was eventually captured & imprisoned by Vikramaditya, who proclaimed himself king. |
1093 Battle of Vengi Vikramaditya VI, ruler of Western Chalukya Empire, defeats army of Kulothunga Chola I in . |
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1211 - 38 27 Anangabhima Deva 3 |
1279 - 1306 28 Narasimha 2 |
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1195 - 83 Mahadeva brother of King Rudradeva |
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