Political Leaders of the Middle Ages
The atlas holds 11 people and 218 moments here, from 482 to 1452.
Moments
- 1177 Defeated near Montgisard Saladin
- 1177 Reaches Ascalon Saladin
- 1179 Arrives at Jacob's Ford Saladin
- 1187 Assaults Tiberias Saladin
- 1187 Commands at Hattin Saladin
- 1187 Arrives outside Jerusalem Saladin
- 1187 Moves camp to the Mount of Olives Saladin
- 1187 Receives envoys at Ascalon Saladin
- 1187 Besieges Tyre Saladin
- 1188 Releases King Guy at Tortosa Saladin
- 1188 Withdraws from Tyre to Acre Saladin
- 1188 Arrives before Jableh Saladin
- 1188 Besieges Sahyun Castle Saladin
- 1188 Encamps near al-Shughur Saladin
- 1188 Marches on Latakia Saladin
- 1188 Arrives at Bourzey Castle Saladin
- 1188 Directs the siege of Safed Saladin
- 1189 Marches to relieve Acre Saladin
- 1189 Confronts the Crusaders east of Acre Saladin
- 1191 Fights Richard at Arsuf Saladin
- 1192 Besieges Jaffa Saladin
- 1192 Regroups inland from Jaffa Saladin
- 1193 Dies at Damascus Saladin
- 1254 Born in Venice Marco Polo
- 1265 Born in Florence Dante Alighieri
- 1269 Meets his returning father in Venice Marco Polo
- 1271 Disembarks at Acre Marco Polo
- 1271 Reaches the Cilician port of Ayas Marco Polo
- 1271 Returns to Acre for the papal commission Marco Polo
- 1274 Visits Yarkand oasis Marco Polo
- 1275 Accompanies Kublai to Khanbaliq Marco Polo
- 1275 Meets Kublai Khan at Shangdu Marco Polo
- 1277 Travels on a mission into Yunnan Marco Polo
- 1280 Visits Champa Marco Polo
- 1282 Serves at Yangzhou Marco Polo
- 1283 Exchanged greetings with Beatrice in Florence Dante Alighieri
- 1284 Stays in Hangzhou Marco Polo
- 1284 Undertakes a mission to Sri Lanka Marco Polo
- 1287 Probable stay in Bologna Dante Alighieri
- 1289 Fought at Campaldino Dante Alighieri
- 1289 Witnessed Caprona's capitulation Dante Alighieri
- 1290 Studied at Santa Maria Novella Dante Alighieri
- 1292 Departs China from Quanzhou Marco Polo
- 1292 Waits five months in Sumatra Marco Polo
- 1293 Arrives at Hormuz from the Indian Ocean Marco Polo
- 1293 Returns to Sri Lanka by sea Marco Polo
- 1293 Visits the Maabar coast Marco Polo
- 1294 Met Charles Martel in Florence Dante Alighieri
- 1294 Reaches the Ilkhanate with Kököchin Marco Polo
- 1295 Returns to Venice after twenty-four years Marco Polo