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guinary battle was fought between these two kings on the plain of Paniput, where Babur was victorious, and Ibrahim lost his life; an event which transferred the empire of Dehly and Agra to the family of Teimoor. The reign of Ibrahim Lody lasted twenty years.

THE CHRONOLOGICALEDAN

A.D.

GENERAL CHRONOLOGY.

977 ETHELRED, King of England ........ 979 EDMUND IRONSIDE, King of England 987 Hugh Capet, King of France

991 The present arithmetical figures brought into Europe by the Mahomedans

996 Robert I. King of France

997 998

Otho III. renders the German empire
elective

999 Boleslaus, first King of Poland

1000 Paper first manufactured in Europe. 1002 Massacre of the Danes in England

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la second time Punjab.-Bhim taken

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1013 The Danes get possession of England Kashmeer.-JEIPAL

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1060 Philip I. King of France

1065 Saracens expelled from Jerusalem by the Suljooks, commonly called the Turks

1066 WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, King of

England

1080 Doomsday book compiled. - Tower of

London built

1087 WILLIAM II. King of England

1096 The first Crusade to the Holy Land 1098

1100 HENRY I. King of England

1108 Louis VI. King of France

conquer

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GENERAL CHRONOLOGY.

0 Death of Edgar Atheling, last of the
Saxon line

5 Knights Templars first established
4 David I. King of Scotland
5 STEPHEN, King of England
7 Louis VII. King of France

9 Portugal rescued from the Mahomedans

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7 The second Crusade .........

4 HENRY II. King of England

London bridge built of stone ........

ARSLAN, King

Beiram expell
Ghoory

3 Henry II. of England occupies Ireland Mahomed Gho

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