South of India
Sri Lanka was split into Dambadeniya & Polonnaruwa, which were led by kings of these two religions
Hindu & Buddhist
He led the Crusaders in conquering Damietta in the fifth crusade.
King John of Jerusalem
Known for eliminating the remaining members of the Ly family, he ruled as the uncrowned king of Dai Viet and the true founder of the Tran dynasty
Tran Thu Do
This dude of Hungary kicks off chapter forty
Andrew
The Zagwe left almost no records behind; no chronicles, no inscriptions, no minted coins. But they did leave these, carved from single massive chunks of rock
Churches
After these were destroyed, Vijaya Bahu III ordered all of his subjects who had "good memory" or were "skilled in quick and fair writing" to help him rewrite and rebuild a massive library
Buddhist scriptures
This dude really disliked the pope and got excommunicated twice
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick
Hue Tong's death
This term was the name given to the gifts by King Andrew himself. He believed it was his right as monarch to be as free and generous as he pleased, but this unsettled the people.
new institution: the novae institutiones
This narrow rocky river cut through the capital city, and alongside the Mount of Olives and the Mount of Transfiguration, served as a new holy landscape
Jordan River (Yordanos)
Magha savagely destroyed shrines and sacred writings of another religion. He confiscated land, seized crops and livestock, and treasure for his own. This forced captives to convert to his religion of...
Hinduism
Though Damietta was fortified and stood strong for a long time, when the Crusaders finally stormed the city they did not find the expected riches and glory. Instead they found this.
He abdicated the throne in 1224, effectively handing the Dai Viet over to the Tran.
Hue Tong
the Teutonic Knights
This guy snagged his father-in-law's throne, on the basis of an elaborated legend that claimed he was an ancestor of King Solomon and guardian of the Ark of the Covenant
Yekuno Amiak
Under the splendid rule of this ruler, the renaissance of Pandyan power stretched from the central coastal city of Nellore, all the way down to the Indian Ocean
Jatavarman Sundara
The people were so incensed by Frederick's supposed self-coronation that they hurled this at him as he made his way out of the city.
pig guts and offal
Bo Dala
A charter signed by King Andrew that protected the rights of the wealthy and powerful.
The Golden Bull
Veiled, it was potent. Unveiled, trivial. Dibalemi ripped away its secrecy
Mune
The place where Magha left his lands when he fled from the Sultan of Delhi
Orissa
After the fifth crusade, he was rumored to be hurrying towards the Hold Land to rescue its sacred sites
King David
More often known by his posthumous royal name, Thai Tong
Tran Canh
He declared the fight against Lithuanian-speakers to be a new crusade, complete with full absolution of sin for those who took part
Honorius III
This kingdom was neither Christian nor Muslim and started as a band of traveling farmers. While no king lists were left behind, it had marks of an impressive trade market, and no sign of war or attack.
Mapungubwe