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Name: Mumu

Type: Polity

Start: 99 BC

End: 1171 AD

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The Kingdom of Munster was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland which existed in the south-west of the island from at least the 1st century BC.

Establishment


  • January 99 BC: The Kingdom of Munster was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland which existed in the south-west of the island from at least the 1st century BC.
  • Chronology


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    1. Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland


    Took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland.

  • January 1172: The Irish troops were far inferior to the powerful armored Anglo- and Cambronorman knights and the Welsh archers accompanying them in open battle, which is why the conquerors were also able to occupy Munster.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 551: Osraighe (Ossory) kingdom founded.

  • January 1001: The Corcu Duibne kingdom is absorbed by Mumu after the first millennium.

  • January 1093: Connacht is occupied by Mumu (Munster).

  • November 1095: Mumu left Connacht in October 1095.

  • January 1119: Desmumu split from Mumu.

  • January 1119: After internal divisions, Munster was partitioned by High King Toirdelbach Ó Conchobhair with the Treaty of Glanmire in 1118.

  • January 1139: In 1138, Desmumu was re-incorporated into the territory of Mumu.

  • January 1139: In 1138, the Thomond was re-incorporated into Mumu.

  • January 1142: Mumu was ccupied by Laighin (Leinster) until 1141.

  • January 1143: End of the occupation of Dublin by Mumu (Munster).

  • January 1153: Desmumu becomes independent from Mumu.

  • January 1153: Thomond becomes independent from Mumu.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1172: The Irish troops were far inferior to the powerful armored Anglo- and Cambronorman knights and the Welsh archers accompanying them in open battle, which is why the conquerors were also able to occupy Munster.
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