30 events with tag "independence"
1350 BC
ID: 3609
Ashur-uballit I establishes Assyrian independence from Mitanni - beginning of Middle Assyrian Empire
ID: 3609
656 BC
ID: 3689
Kushites expelled from Egypt - 25th Dynasty ends, Kush continues independently in Nubia
ID: 3689
626 BC
ID: 3669
Nabopolassar founds Neo-Babylonian Empire - rebels against Assyria, establishes Chaldean dynasty
ID: 3669
496 BC
ID: 2646
Battle of Lake Regillus - Rome defeats Latin League, Castor and Pollux allegedly appear to help Romans, independence secured
ID: 2646
247 BC
ID: 4659
Arsaces I founds Parthian Empire - nomadic Parni tribe conquers Parthia, breaks from Seleucids
ID: 4659
142 BC
ID: 2982
Judean independence achieved - Simon negotiates end of Seleucid tribute, 'yoke of Gentiles' lifted, coins minted
ID: 2982
286
ID: 2532
Carausius declares himself Emperor of Britain - Roman naval commander creates independent British Empire for seven years
ID: 2532
410
ID: 2536
Honorius tells Britons to defend themselves - Roman Emperor abandons Britain, end of Roman rule after 367 years
ID: 2536
410
ID: 4681
Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon - Persian Christians organize independently from Rome
ID: 4681
676
ID: 5520
Silla expels Tang forces from Korean peninsula after Silla-Tang War, securing independence
ID: 5520
840
ID: 5099
Pactum Lotharii - Treaty with Carolingians confirms Venice's independence from Western Empire, Byzantine allegiance maintained
ID: 5099
1047
ID: 3750
Sweyn II Estridsen becomes King - nephew of Cnut, fights Magnus for Danish throne, establishes independence
ID: 3750
1057
ID: 3740
Battle of Varaville - William crushes French army at tidal crossing, ensures Norman independence
ID: 3740
1176
ID: 214
Battle of Legnano - Lombard League defeats Barbarossa, Italian cities win independence
ID: 214
1400
ID: 2466
Owen Glendower proclaimed Prince of Wales - Welsh rebellion begins, lasts 15 years
ID: 2466
1462
ID: 5976
Ivan III becomes Grand Prince of Moscow - begins 'gathering of Russian lands', refuses tribute to Golden Horde
ID: 5976
1480
ID: 4755
Great Stand on Ugra River - Ivan III faces down Golden Horde, ends Mongol domination of Russia
ID: 4755
1523
ID: 3763
Sweden leaves Kalmar Union - Gustav Vasa elected king, Denmark loses control of Sweden
ID: 3763
1670
ID: 2222
Bushel's Case - jury independence established, jurors cannot be punished for verdict, foundation of jury rights
ID: 2222
1703
ID: 5562
Francis II Rákóczi's War of Independence begins against Habsburg rule, lasts 8 years
ID: 5562
1775
ID: 2278
American Revolution begins - fundamental challenge to legal authority, natural rights versus positive law
ID: 2278
1776
ID: 2279
July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence - natural rights philosophy becomes revolutionary legal document, government by consent
ID: 2279
1848
ID: 5565
March 15, 1848
Hungarian Revolution of 1848 begins - Lajos Kossuth demands independence from Austria
ID: 5565
1861
ID: 5627
June 19, 1861
Birth of José Rizal, national hero of the Philippines, whose writings inspired the Philippine Revolution
ID: 5627
1896
ID: 5629
August 23, 1896
Cry of Pugad Lawin (Cry of Balintawak) - Andrés Bonifacio and the Katipunan begin the Philippine Revolution against Spain
ID: 5629
1899
ID: 5631
February 4, 1899
Philippine-American War begins as Filipino forces resist American colonization following independence declaration
ID: 5631
1946
ID: 5636
July 4, 1946
The Philippines gains full independence from the United States, becoming the Republic of the Philippines
ID: 5636
1947
ID: 1586
CIA created; Israel declares independence
ID: 1586
1963
ID: 4566
Paul Cohen invents forcing method - proves independence of continuum hypothesis and axiom of choice
ID: 4566
1993
ID: 2108
Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) gains independence from FASB
ID: 2108