III. Their Gaznevide Empire in Hindostan 1000-1200 IV. Their Seljukian Empire in Persia and Asia Minor 1048-1100 V. Decline of the Seljukians, yet continuous descent of their kindred tribes to the West 1100-1300 VI. Their Ottoman Empire in Asia, Africa, and Europe, growing for 270 years 1300-1571 VII. Their Ottoman Empire declining for 270 years 1571-1841 CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS INTRODUCED INTO THE FOREGOING LECTURES. B.C. Semiramis lost in the Scythian desert p. 13 -- The Scythians celebrated by Homer pp. 29, 39 900 The Scythians occupy for twenty-eight years the Median kingdom in the time of Cyaxares pp. 15, 22 (_Prideaux_) 633 Cyrus loses his life in an expedition against the Scythian Massagetae p. 14 (_Clinton_) 529 Darius invades Scythia north of the Danube, p. 16 (_Clinton_) 508 Zoroaster p. 66 (_Prideaux_) 492 Alexander's campaign in Sogdiana p. 18 (_Clinton_) 329 A.D. Ancient Empire of the Huns in further Asia ends; their consequent emigration westward p. 26 (_Gibbon_) 100 The White Huns of Sogdiana pp. 26, 34, 52, 60, 67 after 100 Main body of the Huns invade the Goths on the north of the Danube p. 22 (_L'Art de verifier les dates_) 376 Attila and his Huns ravage the Roman Empire pp. 27, 28 441-452 Mission of St. Leo to Attila pp. 29, 31 453 Tartar Empire of the Turks pp. 49-52 (_L'Art_, etc., _Gibbon_), about 500-700 Chosroes the Second captures the Holy Cross p. 53 (_L'Art_, etc.) 614 Mahomet assumes the royal dignity. The Hegira p. 69 (_L'Art_) 622 The Turks from the Wolga settled by the Emperor Heraclius in Georgia against the Persians p. 53 (_Gibbon_) 626 The Turks invade Sogdiana p. 68 (_Gibbon_) 626 Heraclius recovers the Holy Cross p. 53 (_L'Art_, etc.) 628 Death of Mahomet p. 69 (_L'Art_) 632 Yezdegerde, last King of Persia, flying from the Saracens, is received and murdered by the Turks in Sogdiana p. 69 (_Universal History_) 654 The Saracens reduce the Turks in Sogdiana p. 70 (_L'Art_, and _Univ. Hist._) 705-716