Authors: Susan Wise Bauer
The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade (2 page)
Fifty-Nine
The Second Caliphate
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The Abbasid empire and North Africa, 861–909
Sixty
The Great Army of the Vikings
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The islands of Britain, 865–878
Sixty-One
Struggle for the Iron Crown
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Italy and the kingdoms of the Franks, 875–899
Sixty-Two
Kampaku
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Japan, 884–940
Sixty-Three
Basileus
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The Byzantine and Bulgarian empires, 886–927
Sixty-Four
The Creation of Normandy
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Italy and Western Francia, 902–911
Sixty-Five
The Kingdom of Germany
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Eastern Francia and Bohemia, 907–935
Sixty-Six
The Turn of the Wheel
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India and Sri Lanka, 907–997
Sixty-Seven
The Capture of Baghdad
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Al-Andalus, the Abbasid and Fatimid caliphates, and the dynasties to the east of Baghdad, 912–945
Sixty-Eight
Three Kingdoms
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Goryeo and China, 918–979
Sixty-Nine
Kings of England
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The Scandinavian kingdoms and the islands of Britain, 924–1002
Seventy
The Baptism of the Rus
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The Byzantine empire, Bulgaria, and the lands of the Rus, 944–988
Seventy-One
The Holy Roman Emperor
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Germany, Italy, and Western Francia, 950–996
Seventy-Two
The Hardship of Sacred War
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India, Sri Lanka, Srivijaya, and the dynasties east of Baghdad, 963–1044
Seventy-Three
Basil the Bulgar-Slayer
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The Byzantine, Abbasid, and Fatimid empires, Bulgaria, and the Rus, 976–1025
Seventy-Four
Defending the Mandate
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China, 979–1033
Seventy-Five
The New Found Land
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Greenland and the Americas, 985–1050
Seventy-Six
Schism
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Germany, Italy, Hungary, and the Byzantine empire, 1002–1059
Seventy-Seven
Danish Domination
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England, Scotland, the Scandinavian kingdoms, Hungary, and Normandy, 1014–1042
Seventy-Eight
The Norman Conquest
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England, Norway, and Normandy, 1042–1066
Seventy-Nine
The Kings of Spain
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Spain and North Africa, 1016–1108
Eighty
The Arrival of the Turks
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The Byzantine empire and the lands of the Turks, 1025–1071
Eighty-One
The Loss of the Song
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China, Goryeo, and the peoples to the north and west, 1032–1172
Eighty-Two
Repentance at Canossa
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Germany, Western Francia, and Italy, 1060–1076
Eighty-Three
The Call
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The Byzantine empire, Italy, Germany, and the lands of the Turks, 1071–1095
Eighty-Four
Fighting for Jerusalem
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The Byzantine empire and the lands of the Turks, 1095–1099
Eighty-Five
Aftershocks
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Spain and Jerusalem, 1118–1129
1.1 The Empires of the Romans and Persians
10.1 The Battle of the Frigidus
12.1 Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire
14.1 Invasion of the Hephthalites
15.1 The Liu Song and the Bei Wei
20.1 The Collapse of the Western Roman Empire
22.1 Persia and the Hephthalites
22.2 Troubles West of Byzantium
23.1 The East in the Era of King Jangsu
24.1 The Division of the Bei Wei
26.1 India and Its Southeast Trading Partners
27.1 The Cities of Mesoamerica
29.2 The Reconquest of Roman Land
30.1 The Far East in the Sixth Century
33.1 Byzantium’s Greatest Extent
34.1 Territories of the Franks
38.1 The East in the Seventh Century
39.1 The Conquests of Muhammad and Abu Bakr
40.1 Indian Kingdoms in the Seventh Century
42.1 Byzantium, the Arabs, and the Bulgars
46.1 Indian Kingdoms of the Eighth Century
48.2 The Early Abbasid Caliphate
50.1 New Kingdoms and the Tang
51.1 The Empire of Charlemagne
52.1 Expansion of the First Bulgarian Empire
54.1 The Later Liang and the Later Three Kingdoms
59.1 The Saffarid and Samanid Dynasties
62.1 The Rebellion of Masakado
67.2 Competitors of the Samanids
72.1 Expansion of the Ghaznavids
72.2 The Spread of Chola Influence
73.1 The Fatimid Caliphate and Byzantium
75.1 Settlements of the Americas
79.1 Sancho the Great and the
Taifa
Kingdoms
M
Y EDITOR
at Norton, Starling Lawrence, first suggested this project and has kept it on the rails with expert advice, ongoing encouragement, and the occasional exhortation to come down off the ledge and get back to the manuscript. I continue to be grateful to both Star and Jenny for providing me with a place to work and think whenever I show up in New York.
The good people at Norton amaze me with their skill, dedication, and (above all) good humor. I’m grateful to all those who have so kindly and cheerfully worked on my various projects with me; thanks especially to Molly May, Nydia Parries, Golda Rademacher, Dosier Hammond, Eugenia Pakalik, Bill Rusin, and Jenn Chan.
I am most indebted to the librarians and staff at my home library, the Swem Library of the College of William & Mary. Thanks also to the tolerant staff at the University of Virginia’s Alderman Library, Columbia University’s East Asian Reading Room, and the London Library.
Gratitude also goes to my agent, Richard Henshaw, for continuing to manage an increasingly complicated set of commitments.
Here in Virginia, Sarah Park did an extraordinary job of creating complicated maps which could show the multiple shifting kingdoms in the medieval landscape; thanks to her for her patience with my ever-changing instructions. Justin Moore’s eye for detail caught an amazing number of embarrassing mistakes before they reached the reading public; his skill at fact-checking continues to amaze me. (And any embarrassing mistakes that remain are solely my responsibility.)
At Peace Hill, Kim Norton, Jackie Violet, and Mollie Bauer kept the office running, answered phone calls and e-mail, fielded questions, and made it possible for me to get away and write. Suzanne Hicks kept my travel schedule running without a hitch.
Zhe Quan, Kevin Stilley, and Tom Jackson read early drafts of this manuscript and provided valuable feedback. Jonathan Gunderlach found answers to obscure questions and began the laborious task of clearing permissions.
My Korean publisher, Theory & Praxis, hosted my two oldest sons and me in Korea and allowed me to do on-site research in Korean history. Many thanks to them for their generous hospitality; thanks also to Yeonglan Han of the Corea Literary Agency for her capable assistance and her friendship.
Boris Fishman came on board near the end of this project, when I was at my most exasperated, and worked magic on the remaining snarls in the permissions.
My family and friends have not only survived another world history project, but have done their best to make sure I emerged alive at the end of it. Thanks to Mel Moore, Diane Wheeler, and Susan Cunningham for keeping me (relatively) sane. Bob and Heather Wise took on the burden of my other publishing commitments when the medieval world swallowed my life.
Without my parents, Jay and Jessie Wise, my household would have ground to a halt a long time ago. As they’ve grown, my children—Christopher, Ben, Dan, and Emily—have become partners in helping Mom get her work done. It seems inadequate to say
thank you
to any of them: but thank you.
My deepest gratitude goes to my husband, Peter, who continues to make it possible for me to do work I love and have a real life, all at the same time.
Sumus exules, vivendi quam auditores.