| 750–c. 950 | The Abbasid caliphate |
| 751 | Pippin III becomes king of the Franks, establishing Carolingian rule |
| 768–814 | Charlemagne rules as king of the Franks |
| 786–809 | Caliphate of Harun al-Rashid |
| 800 | Charlemagne crowned emperor at Rome |
| 843 | Treaty of Verdun |
| 871–899 | Reign of King Alfred of England |
| 929–1031 | Caliphate of Córdoba |
| 955 | Battle of Lechfeld |
| 962 | King Otto I (r. 936–973) of Germany crowned emperor |
| 987–996 | Reign of King Hugh Capet of France |
| c. 990 | Peace of God movement begins |
| 1000 or 1001 | Stephen I (r. 997–1038) crowned king of Hungary |
| 1001–1018 | Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria |