CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS INTRODUCED INTO THE FOREGOING LECTURES

              B.C.

Semiramis lost in the Scythian desert p. 13

The Scythians celebrated by Homer pp. 29, 39

              900

The Scythians occupy for twenty-eight years the Median kingdom in the time of Cyaxares pp. 15, 22 (Prideaux)

              633

Cyrus loses his life in an expedition against the Scythian Massagetæ p. 14 (Clinton)

              529

Darius invades Scythia north of the Danube, p. 16 (Clinton)

              508

Zoroaster p. 66 (Prideaux)

              492

Alexander’s campaign in Sogdiana p. 18 (Clinton)

              329

              A.D.

Ancient Empire of the Huns in further Asia ends; their consequent emigration westward p. 26 (Gibbon)

              100

The White Huns of Sogdiana pp. 26, 34, 52, 60, 67

              after 100

Main body of the Huns invade the Goths on the north of the Danube p. 22 (L’Art de vérifier les dates)

              376

Attila and his Huns ravage the Roman Empire pp. 27, 28

              441–452

Mission of St. Leo to Attila pp. 29, 31

              453

Tartar Empire of the Turks pp. 49–52 (L’Art, etc., Gibbon), about

              500–700

Chosroes the Second captures the Holy Cross p. 53 (L’Art, etc.)

              614

Mahomet assumes the royal dignity. The Hegira p. 69 (L’Art)

              622

The Turks from the Wolga settled by the Emperor Heraclius in Georgia against the Persians p. 53 (Gibbon)

              626

The Turks invade Sogdiana p. 68 (Gibbon)

              626

Heraclius recovers the Holy Cross p. 53 (L’Art, etc.)

              628

Death of Mahomet p. 69 (L’Art)

              632

Yezdegerde, last King of Persia, flying from the Saracens, is received and murdered by the Turks in Sogdiana p. 69 (Universal History)

              654

The Saracens reduce the Turks in Sogdiana p. 70 (L’Art, and Univ. Hist.)

              705–716

The Caliphate transferred from Damascus to Bagdad p. 76 (L’Art)

              762

Harun al Raschid p. 77 (L’Art)

              786

The Turks taken into the pay of the Caliphs p. 77 (L’Art)

              833, etc.

The Turks tyrannize over the Caliphs p. 79 (L’Art)

              862–870

The Caliphs lose Sogdiana p. 80 (L’Art)

              873

The Turkish dynasty of the Gaznevides in Khorasan and Sogdiana p. 80 (Dow)

              977

Mahmood the Gaznevide pp. 80–84 (Dow)

              997

Seljuk the Turk pp. 84–89 (Univ. Hist.)

              985

The Seljukian Turks wrest Sogdiana and Khorasan from the Gaznevides p. 89 (Dow)

              1041

Togrul Beg, the Seljukian, turns to the West pp. 89, 92 (Baronius)

              1048

Sufferings of Christians on pilgrimage to Jerusalem pp. 98–101 (Baronius)

              1064

Alp Arslan’s victory over the Emperor Diogenes p. 93 (Baronius)

              1071

St. Gregory the Seventh’s letter against the Turks p. 98 (Sharon Turner)

              1074

Jerusalem in possession of the Turks p. 98 (L’Art)

              1076

Soliman, the Seljukian Sultan of Roum, establishes himself at Nicæa p. 131 (L’Art)

              1082

The Council of Placentia under Urban the Second pp. 109, 137 (L’Art)

              1095

The first Crusade p. 109 (L’Art)

              1097

Conquests of Zingis Khan and the Moguls pp. 32–34 (L’Art)

              1176–1259

Richard Cœur de Lion in Palestine p. 140 (L’Art)

              1190

Institution of Mamlooks p. 217 about

              1200

Constantinople taken by the Latins p. 139 (L’Art)

              1203

Greek Empire of Nicæa p. 121 (L’Art)

              1206

The Greek Emperor Vataces encourages agriculture in Asia Minor p. 121 (L’Art)

              1222–1255

The Moguls subjugate Russia p. 225 (L’Art)

              1236

Mission of St. Louis to the Moguls pp. 35–41 (L’Art)

              1253

The Turks attack the north and west coast of Asia Minor p. 93 (Univ. Hist.)

              1266–1296

Marco Polo p. 37

              1270

End of the Seljukian kingdom of Roum p. 132 (L’Art).

              1294

Othman p. 132

              1301

The Popes retire to Avignon for seventy years p. 143 (L’Art)

              1305

Orchan, successor to Othman, originates the institution of Janizaries p. 134 (L’Art)

              1326–1360

Battle of Cressy p. 140

              1346

Battle of Poitiers, p. 140

              1355

Wicliffe, p. 139

              1360

Amurath institutes the Janizaries pp. 113, 215, 218 (Gibbon)

              1370

Conquests of Timour p. 32 (L’Art)

              1370, etc.

Schismatical Pontiffs for thirty-eight years p. 143 (L’Art)

              1378–1417

Battle of Nicopolis p. 146 (L’Art)

              1393

Timour defeats and captures Bajazet p. 144 (L’Art)

              1402

Timour at Samarcand pp. 38, 45 (L’Art)

              1404

Timour dies on his Chinese expedition p. 46

              1405

Henry the Fourth of England dies, p. 141

              1413

Battle of Agincourt pp. 140, 145

              1415

Huss p. 140

              1415

Henry the Fifth of England dies p. 142

              1422

Maid of Orleans p. 141

              1428

Battle of Varna p. 147 (L’Art)

              1442

Constantinople taken by the Ottomans p. 147

              1453

John Basilowich rescues Russia from the Moguls p. 47 (L’Art) about

              1480

Luther p. 140

              1517

Soliman the Great pp. 148, 192

              1520

St. Pius the Fifth p. 153

              1568

Battle of Lepanto pp. 156, 189

              1571