A thematic collection

Religion

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change. 205 of them, drawn from 112 nations, running from 3000 BCE to 2014. Indexed below by period; each period opens the full text, with the sources every entry was verified against and a link back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
205
Nations
112
Earliest
3000 BCE
Latest
2014
Densest period
The 16th century21 events
Asia
70
Europe
70
Africa
52
Oceania
6
South America
5
North America
2

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1 event · 1 nation

The 3rd millennium BCE

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  1. c. 3300–2500 BCE

    The Hal Saflieni HypogeumMalta

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3 events · 3 nations

The 2nd millennium BCE

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  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Composition of the RigvedaIndia

  2. c. 1336 BCE

    Tutankhamun restores the old godsEgypt

  3. from c. 12th c. BCE

    The sanctuary of Aphrodite at PaphosCyprus

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1 event · 1 nation

The 9th century BCE

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  1. c. 900 BCE

    Rise of Chavin de HuantarPeru

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1 event · 1 nation

The 7th century BCE

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  1. c. 8th–7th century BCE

    Great Temple of Yeha builtEthiopia

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1 event · 1 nation

The 6th century BCE

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  1. 6th century BCE

    Birth of the Buddha at LumbiniNepal

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The 5th century BCE

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  1. c. 500 BCE

    Rise of the Buddha and MahaviraIndia

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3 events · 3 nations

The 3rd century BCE

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  1. c. 261 BCE

    Ashoka's conquest of Kalinga and conversionIndia

  2. c. 3rd century BCE

    Buddhism introduced under Devanampiya TissaSri Lanka

  3. c. 249 BCE

    Ashoka's pillar at LumbiniNepal

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3 events · 3 nations

The 1st century

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  1. Paul and Barnabas convert the proconsulCyprus

  2. The shipwreck of the Apostle PaulMalta

  3. Martyrdom of Saint PeterVatican City

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1 event · 1 nation

The 2nd century

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  1. The Trophy of Gaius marks the graveVatican City

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2 events · 2 nations

The 3rd century

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  1. Buddhism takes rootMyanmar

  2. Zoroastrianism as state religionIran

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11 events · 9 nations

The 4th century

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  1. Armenia adopts ChristianityArmenia

  2. Mother Cathedral of EchmiatsinArmenia

  3. Caucasian Albania adopts ChristianityAzerbaijan

  4. Edict of Milan and the rise of ChristianityItaly

  5. A Christian holy landPalestine

  6. King Ezana adopts ChristianityEthiopia

  7. Constantine builds Old St Peter's BasilicaVatican City

  8. Iberia adopts ChristianityGeorgia

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7 events · 6 nations

The 5th century

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  1. Saint Maron and the Maronite originsLebanon

  2. An autocephalous ChurchCyprus

  3. Palladius sent to the IrishIreland

  4. The mission of St PatrickIreland

  5. Council of Chalcedon and the Coptic schismEgypt

  6. Christian Byzantium and the mosaics of Um er-RasasJordan

  7. Baptism of Clovis IFrance

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9 events · 9 nations

The 6th century

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  1. The sacred landscape of Vat PhouLaos

  2. Justinian completes the Hagia SophiaTürkiye

  3. Introduction of BuddhismJapan

  4. The Bamiyan Buddhas carvedAfghanistan

  5. Early Christian ButrintAlbania

  6. Nubia converts to ChristianitySudan

  7. Columba founds IonaIreland

  8. Birth of Muhammad in MeccaSaudi Arabia

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16 events · 13 nations

The 7th century

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  1. The first revelationsSaudi Arabia

  2. The Hijra to MedinaSaudi Arabia

  3. Yemen embraces IslamYemen

  4. Oman accepts IslamOman

  5. The submission of MeccaSaudi Arabia

  6. Islam reaches the lower Gulf coastUnited Arab Emirates

  7. Death of MuhammadSaudi Arabia

  8. Arab conquest and the coming of IslamAfghanistan

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9 events · 7 nations

The 8th century

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  1. First Buddhist temples foundedBhutan

  2. Islam takes root on the Gulf of Aden coastSomaliland

  3. Muhammad ibn Qasim conquers SindhPakistan

  4. Arab conquest of Bukhara and SamarkandUzbekistan

  5. The Great Mosque of DamascusSyria

  6. Guru Rinpoche brings Buddhism to BhutanBhutan

  7. The first Ibadi imamateOman

  8. Ibadism becomes Oman's defining schoolOman

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9 events · 9 nations

The 9th century

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  1. Christianity and Carolingian orderAndorra

  2. Imam al-Bukhari and the SahihUzbekistan

  3. Ansgar's mission and the first Christian congregationSweden

  4. Islam reaches the Senegal RiverSenegal

  5. Foundation of the QarawiyyinMorocco

  6. Mission of Cyril and Methodius to Great MoraviaCzechia

  7. Mission of Cyril and MethodiusSlovakia

  8. Christianization under Boris IBulgaria

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10 events · 10 nations

The 10th century

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  1. Zeila a centre of Islam and tradeDjibouti

  2. Islam established on the Somali coastSomalia

  3. Fatimid CaliphateTunisia

  4. Martyrdom of Saint WenceslasCzechia

  5. Christianization of the DanesDenmark

  6. The Baptism of PolandPoland

  7. Christianization of the Rus landsBelarus

  8. Vladimir the Great adopts Orthodox ChristianityRussia

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11 events · 10 nations

The 11th century

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  1. The Althing adopts ChristianityIceland

  2. Congress of GnieznoPoland

  3. Christianization advances under royal patronageSweden

  4. The Archbishopric of OhridNorth Macedonia

  5. Moster assembly and Christian lawNorway

  6. Battle of Stiklestad and the death of St OlafNorway

  7. War Jabi adopts Islamic law in TakrurSenegal

  8. Saint-Sophia Cathedral begun in KyivUkraine

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4 events · 3 nations

The 12th century

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  1. Islam takes rootComoros

  2. Suryavarman II and Angkor WatCambodia

  3. Jayavarman VII rebuilds Angkor Thom and the BayonCambodia

  4. Foundation of Studenica MonasterySerbia

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9 events · 9 nations

The 13th century

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  1. Drukpa Kagyu tradition takes rootBhutan

  2. Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela carvedEthiopia

  3. Foundation of the Brothers of the SwordEstonia

  4. Order of the Brothers of the Sword foundedLatvia

  5. Autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox ChurchSerbia

  6. Foundation of the beguinagesBelgium

  7. Turku and the Christianization of FinlandFinland

  8. Tripitaka Koreana completedSouth Korea

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12 events · 10 nations

The 14th century

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  1. The Avignon papacyVatican City

  2. Gracanica and Visoki Decani builtKosovo

  3. Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to MeccaMali

  4. Ibn Battuta visits MombasaKenya

  5. Ibn Battuta visits KilwaTanzania

  6. Patriarchate of PećSerbia

  7. Theravada Buddhism establishedLaos

  8. Conversion to Islam and the first sultanBrunei

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11 events · 9 nations

The 15th century

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  1. Jan Hus preaches at the Bethlehem ChapelCzechia

  2. Malacca, Islam and ties with Ming ChinaMalaysia

  3. Jan Hus burned at the Council of ConstanceCzechia

  4. Compact of IglauCzechia

  5. Founding of the Sultanate of SuluPhilippines

  6. Rise of the Demak Sultanate on JavaIndonesia

  7. Establishment of the Spanish InquisitionSpain

  8. Albania within the Ottoman EmpireAlbania

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21 events · 18 nations

The 16th century

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  1. The El Dorado traditionColombia

  2. Ismail I and the Safavid empireAzerbaijan

  3. Ismail I founds the Safavid dynasty and Shia IranIran

  4. Fall of AlodiaSudan

  5. Islam consolidates in MaguindanaoPhilippines

  6. Rise of the theocratic Prince-BishopricMontenegro

  7. Luther's Ninety-five ThesesGermany

  8. Zwingli's Reformation in ZürichSwitzerland

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7 events · 7 nations

The 17th century

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  1. Jesuit missions among the GuaraniArgentina

  2. The Jesuit reduccionesParaguay

  3. Defenestration of PragueCzechia

  4. Pilgrims found PlymouthUnited States

  5. Founding of the Wadai SultanateChad

  6. Zanabazar enthroned as first JavzandambaMongolia

  7. Badshahi Mosque built at LahorePakistan

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3 events · 3 nations

The 18th century

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  1. Okomfo Anokye and the Golden StoolGhana

  2. Fulani jihad founds the Imamate of Futa JallonGuinea

  3. Expulsion of the JesuitsParaguay

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The 1800s

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  1. Sokoto jihad reshapes the Hausa landsNiger

  2. Usman dan Fodio launches his jihadNigeria

  3. Modibo Adama founds the Adamawa EmirateCameroon

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3 events · 3 nations

The 1810s

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  1. First Christian missionNew Zealand

  2. London Missionary Society arrivesBotswana

  3. Radama I, Britain and the missionariesMadagascar

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5 events · 5 nations

The 1830s

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  1. Paris missionaries arriveLesotho

  2. Ranavalona I bans ChristianityMadagascar

  3. Founding of the Senussi orderLibya

  4. Suppression of the Uniate Church and RussificationBelarus

  5. Missionaries arrive; Williams killed at ErromangoVanuatu

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3 events · 3 nations

The 1840s

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  1. Sandalwood traders and missionaries arriveNew Caledonia

  2. Swahili-Arab traders reach BugandaUganda

  3. Livingstone founds KolobengBotswana

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The 1850s

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  1. Cakobau converts to ChristianityFiji

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The 1860s

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  1. Umar Tal's Tukulor empire conquers SegouMali

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6 events · 5 nations

The 1870s

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  1. Creation of the Bulgarian ExarchateBulgaria

  2. Killing of Bishop PattesonSolomon Islands

  3. Pius IX, 'prisoner in the Vatican'Vatican City

  4. Scottish missions founded at Livingstonia and BlantyreMalawi

  5. Anglican missionaries arriveUganda

  6. Catholic White Fathers arriveUganda

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5 events · 4 nations

The 1880s

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  1. Muhammad Ahmad proclaims himself the MahdiSudan

  2. Amadou Bamba founds the MouridesSenegal

  3. Islam proclaimed state religion; Samori takes the title almamiGuinea

  4. Killing of the Uganda MartyrsUganda

  5. Martyrdom of Charles LwangaUganda

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1 event · 1 nation

The 1910s

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  1. Schweitzer founds the Lambaréné hospitalGabon

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The 1920s

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  1. Abolition of the caliphateTürkiye

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The 1930s

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  1. Birth of RastafariJamaica

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The 1940s

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  1. Rise of the John Frum movementVanuatu

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2 events · 2 nations

The 1960s

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  1. The Second Vatican CouncilVatican City

  2. Albania declared an atheist stateAlbania

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The 1970s

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  1. Murder of Archbishop LuwumUganda

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2 events · 2 nations

The 1990s

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  1. Basilica of Our Lady of Peace consecratedIvory Coast

  2. Lumbini inscribed as World HeritageNepal

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2 events · 2 nations

The 2000s

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  1. The Saffron RevolutionMyanmar

  2. Sulaiman-Too inscribed by UNESCOKyrgyzstan

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1 event · 1 nation

The 2010s

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  1. Sharia penal code phased inBrunei

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