Political Leaders of the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 11 people and 218 moments here, from 482 to 1452. The most recorded lives are Zheng He, Dante Alighieri and Saladin.

Moments

  1. 1177 Defeated near Montgisard Saladin
  2. 1177 Reaches Ascalon Saladin
  3. 1179 Arrives at Jacob's Ford Saladin
  4. 1187 Assaults Tiberias Saladin
  5. 1187 Commands at Hattin Saladin
  6. 1187 Arrives outside Jerusalem Saladin
  7. 1187 Moves camp to the Mount of Olives Saladin
  8. 1187 Receives envoys at Ascalon Saladin
  9. 1187 Besieges Tyre Saladin
  10. 1188 Releases King Guy at Tortosa Saladin
  11. 1188 Withdraws from Tyre to Acre Saladin
  12. 1188 Arrives before Jableh Saladin
  13. 1188 Besieges Sahyun Castle Saladin
  14. 1188 Encamps near al-Shughur Saladin
  15. 1188 Marches on Latakia Saladin
  16. 1188 Arrives at Bourzey Castle Saladin
  17. 1188 Directs the siege of Safed Saladin
  18. 1189 Marches to relieve Acre Saladin
  19. 1189 Confronts the Crusaders east of Acre Saladin
  20. 1191 Fights Richard at Arsuf Saladin
  21. 1192 Besieges Jaffa Saladin
  22. 1192 Regroups inland from Jaffa Saladin
  23. 1193 Dies at Damascus Saladin
  24. 1254 Born in Venice Marco Polo
  25. 1265 Born in Florence Dante Alighieri
  26. 1269 Meets his returning father in Venice Marco Polo
  27. 1271 Disembarks at Acre Marco Polo
  28. 1271 Reaches the Cilician port of Ayas Marco Polo
  29. 1271 Returns to Acre for the papal commission Marco Polo
  30. 1274 Visits Yarkand oasis Marco Polo
  31. 1275 Accompanies Kublai to Khanbaliq Marco Polo
  32. 1275 Meets Kublai Khan at Shangdu Marco Polo
  33. 1277 Travels on a mission into Yunnan Marco Polo
  34. 1280 Visits Champa Marco Polo
  35. 1282 Serves at Yangzhou Marco Polo
  36. 1283 Exchanged greetings with Beatrice in Florence Dante Alighieri
  37. 1284 Stays in Hangzhou Marco Polo
  38. 1284 Undertakes a mission to Sri Lanka Marco Polo
  39. 1287 Probable stay in Bologna Dante Alighieri
  40. 1289 Fought at Campaldino Dante Alighieri
  41. 1289 Witnessed Caprona's capitulation Dante Alighieri
  42. 1290 Studied at Santa Maria Novella Dante Alighieri
  43. 1292 Departs China from Quanzhou Marco Polo
  44. 1292 Waits five months in Sumatra Marco Polo
  45. 1293 Arrives at Hormuz from the Indian Ocean Marco Polo
  46. 1293 Returns to Sri Lanka by sea Marco Polo
  47. 1293 Visits the Maabar coast Marco Polo
  48. 1294 Met Charles Martel in Florence Dante Alighieri
  49. 1294 Reaches the Ilkhanate with Kököchin Marco Polo
  50. 1295 Returns to Venice after twenty-four years Marco Polo

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