Early Middle Ages AD 476–1000
Germanic kingdoms, the Carolingian Empire, Islamic expansion and the Viking Age.
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Timeline
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| AD 476 | Fall of the Western Roman Empire | Ravenna |
| AD 496 | Clovis converts to Catholicism | |
| AD 537 | Hagia Sophia completed | Istanbul |
| AD 568 | The Lombards invade Italy | |
| AD 618 | The Tang dynasty is founded | Xi'an |
| AD 622 | Muhammad's migration to Medina: year one of the Islamic calendar | Mecca |
| AD 636 | Battle of Yarmouk | Battle of Yarmouk |
| AD 663 | Battle of Baekgang | Battle of Baekgang |
| AD 711 | Umayyad forces cross the Strait of Gibraltar | |
| AD 732 | Battle of Tours–Poitiers | Battle of Tours–Poitiers |
| AD 751 | Battle of Talas | Battle of Talas |
| AD 762 | The Abbasids found Baghdad | Baghdad |
| AD 793 | Vikings raid Lindisfarne | Lindisfarne |
| AD 800 | Charlemagne crowned emperor | Rome |
| AD 802 | The Khmer Empire is founded | Angkor |
| AD 843 | Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian Empire | Battle of Verdun |
| AD 862 | Rurik comes to Novgorod | Novgorod |
| AD 874 | Settlement of Iceland begins | Reykjavík |
| AD 930 | First Althing in Iceland | Þingvellir |
| AD 955 | Battle of Lechfeld | Battle of Lechfeld |
| AD 960 | The Northern Song is founded | Kaifeng |
| AD 962 | Otto I crowned; the Holy Roman Empire begins | Rome |
| AD 988 | Christianisation of Rus' | Kyiv |
Battles and sites
- Battle of Yarmouk · AD 636
- Battle of al-Qadisiyyah · AD 636
- Battle of Baekgang · AD 663
- Battle of Tours–Poitiers · AD 732
- Battle of Talas · AD 751
- Lindisfarne · AD 793
- Þingvellir · AD 930
- Battle of Lechfeld · AD 955