[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Tārīkh-i Firishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta) › [History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs) › 53 # Firishta's History (Gulshan-i Ibrāhīmī) 53: GENERAL CHRONOLOGY. History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Briggs) 53 - **Language:** English ### [53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.53) Death of Edgar Atheling, last of the Saxon line Knights Templars first established David I. King of Scotland STEPHEN, King of England Louis VII. King of France Portugal rescued from the Mahomedans Kilij Arslan, King The second Crusade HENRY II. King of England London bridge built of stone Henry II. of England occupies Ireland Mahomed Ghori Philip II. King of France Saladin takes Jerusalem The third Crusade. — Richard I. King of England JOHN, King of England The fourth Crusade Death of Mahomed Ghori Kootb-ood-Deen Aram, King of Delhi Shums-ood-Deen Altamsh John signs Magna Charta HENRY III. King of England 1237 The Tartars subdue Russia. 1248 The fifth Crusade under St. Louis. 1258 The Saracen empire terminated 1261 Constantinople recovered by the Greek emperors 1265 Deputies of boroughs first summoned to attend the English parliament 1272 Edward I. King of England 1273 The first of the Austrian family Emperor of Germany 1282 The Sicilian vespers fatal to eight thousand French 1283 Edward I. of England conquers Wales 1291 The Crusades end. 1298 Sir William Wallace defeated at Falkirk 1299 The Turks found the Ottoman empire 1305 Wallace betrayed to Edward, and put to death This scan is an illegible fragment of a chronological table/index/timeline containing severe OCR corruption and lacking coherent body text. 1495 1497 The Portuguese discover the passage to India by the Cape of Good Hope. 1500 1505 1506 1509 Henry VIII. 1513 The battle of Flodden. 1517 Martin Luther begins the Reformation. 1521 Mexico conquered by Cortes. 1522 Circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan's ship accomplished. 1524 Sweden and Denmark embrace the reformed religion. 1526 Charles V. releases Francis I. by the treaty of Madrid. The first Afghan empire in India is terminated, and Babur (the first of the Great Moguls) ascends the throne of Delhi. - [Previous: 52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.52) - [Next: 54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.54) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.tarikh-i-firishta~en-briggs.53) · Pramāṇa