1147 – 1149★★★★★
Second Crusade
Launched after the fall of Edessa and led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, the crusade ends in failure before Damascus.
WarReligion· Syria, Turkey, France, Germany
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c. 11th century – c. 1450s★★★★★
Great Zimbabwe flourishes
Great Zimbabwe, a city of mortarless stone enclosures, was the centre of a powerful state that prospered from cattle and the gold trade with the Swahili coast.
CultureEconomy· Zimbabwe
c. 1110s – c. 1150s★★★★★
Construction of Angkor Wat
King Suryavarman II builds Angkor Wat, originally a temple to Vishnu and today the largest religious monument in the world.
ReligionArt· Cambodia