This begins Portuguese conquest of parts of Africa.ġ420 AD Chinese Capital- Peking- The Second Ming Emperor moved the capital of China from Nanking to Peking.ġ420 AD Treaty of Troyes- The French under Philippe and England under Henry V signed the Treaty of Troyes. Normandy lay open to English reconquering.ġ415 AD Henry the Navigator- Takes Ceuta - The Portuguese explorer and prince, Henry the Navigator captured Ceuta, in today's Morocco from the Marind dynasty. As a result of the English victory the French nobility was shattered and the feudal system was destroyed. Five French counts, 90 barons and over 5,000 French knights were killed in the battle and 1,000 were taken prisoner. The British archers, under the command of Henry V, were the key to the British victory over the French. Despite the victory, at the Peace of Thorn signed in 1411, the Poles failed to gain access to the sea.ġ415 AD English forces destroy French at Battle of Agincourt The British decisively defeated the French at the battle of Agincourt on October 25th. With his death the Mongol Empire rapidly fell apart.ġ410 AD Battle of Tannenberg - The Poles and the Lithuanians defeated German Knights at the Battle of Tannenberg on July 15th 1410. In 1402 Tamerlane then went on to defeat the Ottoman sultan at the battle of Angora.ġ405 AD Mongol Empire Divided- Tamerlane, the leader of the Mongols, died suddenly while preparing to attack Ming China. The next year he laid waste to Aleppo Damascus and Baghdad. Malacca, which was founded by Paramesvara, soon became the leading maritime power in South East Asia.ġ400 AD Mongols Invade Syria- In 1400 the Mongol conqueror Tameralne invaded Syria after devastating Georgia and Russia. The Romans defeated the Macedonians, made Macedonia a province of Rome and executed Andricus.1400 AD Kingdom of Maracca was Founded-The Kingdom of Malacca was founded on the Malay peninsular in the current day Indonesia.

The siege lasted three years, but in the end, the Romans captured Carthage and razed the city.ġ49 - 148 BC 4th Macedonian War- The Macedonians led by Andricus, who claimed to be a son of Perseus, rebelled against Roman rule. The Roman army landed at Carthage and laid siege to the city. Roman Senator Cato would end every speech with 'Carthage must be destroyed'.

This led to independence for Judea.ġ49 BC Third Punic War- The Third Punic War occurred as a result of Rome's obsession with Carthage. Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattityahu, liberated Jerusalem and cleansed the Temple. the Jews, led by an aged priest Mattityahu and his five sons, led a revolt against the Seleucid Empire. The Roman Legions, led by Consul Aemilius, destroyed the Macedonian army at the Battle of Pydna.ġ60 BC Judas Macabaeus - The Jews in Judea were prohibited from practicing their religion. Han opened the silk route to Syria and founded the Chinese civil service.ġ72 -168 BC 3rd Macedonian War - The Third Macedonian War broke out after Perseus revived the Macedonian army and became a renewed threat to Roman influence. During his reign, he expanded the Empire pushing the Huns out of China and occupying inner Mongolia. Under terms of the agreement, the Greeks were left nominally independent.ġ95 BC Kao Tsu- 1st Han Emperor Dies- Kao Tsu, first emperor of the Han dynasty, died in 195 B.C.

Rome defeated Philip at the Battle of Cynocephalae and the Greeks were forced to surrender. The Egyptians were decisively defeated by Antiochus' forces, and were forced to cede all their territory - with the exception of the Sinai Desert - to the Seleucids.ġ97 BC 2nd Macedonian War Ends- The Romans became involved in the second Macedonian War after an appeal by Athens and the other Greek city-states against Philip and Antiochus of Syria. 198 BC Antiochus III, The Great Ends Fifth Syrian War-The Fifth Syrian War ended at the Battle of Banyais, between Antiochus II (King of the Seleucid Empire) and Ptolemy V of Egypt.

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