Republic of Pisa

Republic of Pisa was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from c. 1000 to 1406 CE, about 406 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

A Tuscan sea power that drove Muslim raiders from Sardinia and Corsica and built the Leaning Tower. Genoa crushed its fleet at Meloria in 1284, and Florence conquered it in 1406.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1000 to 1406 CE

Duration

406 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Pisa

Events in Europe during its time

• 1054 East-West Schism
• 1066 Norman conquest of England
• 1095 First Crusade proclaimed
• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta
• 1240 Mongols sack Kiev
• 1347 Black Death reaches Europe

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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