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537 A.D.

Turkey

The church of Haghia Sophia in Constantinople is opened on 27 December by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I having been rebuilt after its destruction in Nika Riot (532).

565 A.D.

Turkey

Emperor Justinian I dies on 13/14 November. He was famous for his successful military campaigns and also for his reform of the legal code. He was also known as ‘the last Roman Emperor’.

627 A.D.

Turkey

The victory of the Byzantine army over the Persian army in the Battle of Nineveh on 12 December, which breaks the power of the Sassanid dynasty.

674 - 678 A.D.

Turkey

Siege of Constantinople by the Muslim Arabs.

717 - 720 A.D.

Turkey

Second siege of Constantinople by the Muslim Arabs.

730 A.D.

Turkey

The first period of Iconoclasm begins when Byzantine Emperor Leo III forbids the worship of religious images.
Empress Irene, who took power as regent for his son, Constantine VI (780–97), brought this period to an end with a council held in Nicea in 787 in favour of icon worship.

842 A.D.

Turkey

The ‘Triumph of Orthodoxy’ that marks the end of the second Iconoclastic Period (814–42) in the Byzantine Empire. Theodora, the regent for her son Michael III, orders the restoration of the icons.

867 A.D.

Turkey

Varangians attack Constantinople, the Byzantine capital.

920 - 950 A.D.

Turkey

Conversion of Oghuz Turks to Islam.

976 A.D.

Turkey

Basil II, also known as Bulgar-Slayer, ascends the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

1037 A.D.

Turkey

Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.

1071 A.D.

Turkey

Victory of the Great Seljuqs over the Byzantine army at Manzikert.

1075 A.D.

Turkey

Foundation of the Anatolian Seljuqs (1077–1308).

1080 A.D.

Turkey

Süleyman Bey, conquering Iznik, declares it the capital of the Anatolian Seljuqs.

1096 A.D.

Turkey

The First Crusaders on their way to the Holy Lands arrive in Constantinople in December.
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