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{{Short description|One hundred years, from 1301 to 1400}}
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[[File:Timur reconstruction03.jpg|thumb|[[Tamerlane|Tamerlane the Conqueror]], the founder of the [[Timurid Empire]].]]
[[File:Timur reconstruction03.jpg|thumb|[[Tamerlane|Tamerlane the Conqueror]], the founder of the [[Timurid Empire]].]]
The '''14th century''' lasted from 1 January [[1301]] (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] MCCCI) to 31 December [[1400]] (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both [[Europe]] and the [[Mongol Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Europe - Crisis, Recovery, Resilience {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/Crisis-recovery-and-resilience-Did-the-Middle-Ages-end |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Oxford University Press |title=The Black Death in Asia, Europe, and Africa |url=https://www.oup.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/58110/Chapter-10-The-Black-Death.pdf |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=Oxford University Press |language=en}}</ref> [[West Africa]] experienced economic growth and prosperity.
The '''14th century''' lasted from 1 January [[1301]] (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] MCCCI) to 31 December [[1400]] (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both [[Europe]] and the [[Mongol Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Europe - Crisis, Recovery, Resilience {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/Crisis-recovery-and-resilience-Did-the-Middle-Ages-end |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author-link=Oxford University Press |title=The Black Death in Asia, Europe, and Africa |url=https://www.oup.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/58110/Chapter-10-The-Black-Death.pdf |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=Oxford University Press |language=en}}</ref> [[West Africa]] experienced economic growth and prosperity.


In [[History of Europe|Europe]], the [[Black Death]] claimed 25 million lives {{En dash}} wiping out one third of the European population<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death Black Death], Encyclopaedia Britannica</ref> {{En dash}} while the [[Kingdom of England]] and the [[Kingdom of France]] fought in the protracted [[Hundred Years' War]] after the death of [[Charles IV of France|Charles IV, King of France]] led to a claim to the French throne by [[Edward III of England|Edward III, King of England]]. This period is considered the height of [[chivalry]] and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the [[Italian Renaissance]] and [[Ottoman Empire]].
In [[History of Europe|Europe]], the [[Black Death]] claimed 25 million lives {{En dash}} wiping out one third of the European population<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death Black Death], Encyclopædia Britannica</ref> {{En dash}} while the [[Kingdom of England]] and the [[Kingdom of France]] fought in the protracted [[Hundred Years' War]] after the death of King [[Charles IV of France]] led to a claim to the French throne by King [[Edward III of England]]. This period is considered the height of [[chivalry]] and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the [[Italian Renaissance]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]].


In [[History of Asia|Asia]], [[Tamerlane]] (Timur), established the [[Timurid Empire]], history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Scholars estimate that Timur's military campaigns caused the deaths of 17 million people, amounting to about 5% of the world population at the time. Synchronously, the [[Timurid Renaissance]] emerged. In the [[Arab world]], historian and political scientist [[Ibn Khaldun]] and explorer [[Ibn Battuta]] made significant contributions. In India, the [[Bengal Sultanate]] was divided from the [[Delhi Sultanate]], a major [[trading nation]] in the world. The sultanate was described by the Europeans as the richest country to trade with.<ref>Nanda, J. N (2005). {{cite book |year=2005 | title=Bengal: the unique state | publisher=Concept Publishing Company. p. 10. | isbn=978-81-8069-149-2 | quote=Bengal [...] was rich in the production and export of grain, salt, fruit, liquors and wines, precious metals and ornaments besides the output of its handlooms in silk and cotton. Europe referred to Bengal as the richest country to trade with.}}</ref> The [[Empire of the Great Khan|Mongol court]] was driven out of [[Ming dynasty|China]] and [[Northern Yuan dynasty|retreated]] to Mongolia, the [[Ilkhanate]] collapsed, the [[Chagatai Khanate|Chaghatayid]] dissolved and broke into two parts, and the [[Golden Horde]] lost its position as a [[great power]] in [[Eastern Europe]].
In [[History of Asia|Asia]], [[Tamerlane]] (Timur), established the [[Timurid Empire]], history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Scholars estimate that Timur's military campaigns caused the deaths of 17 million people, amounting to about 5% of the world population at the time. Synchronously, the [[Timurid Renaissance]] emerged. In the [[Arab world]], historian and political scientist [[Ibn Khaldun]] and explorer [[Ibn Battuta]] made significant contributions. In India, the [[Bengal Sultanate]] separated from the [[Delhi Sultanate]], a major [[trading nation]] in the world. The sultanate was described by the Europeans as the richest country to trade with.<ref>Nanda, J. N (2005). {{cite book |year=2005 | title=Bengal: the unique state | publisher=Concept Publishing Company. p. 10. | isbn=978-81-8069-149-2 | quote=Bengal [...] was rich in the production and export of grain, salt, fruit, liquors and wines, precious metals and ornaments besides the output of its handlooms in silk and cotton. Europe referred to Bengal as the richest country to trade with.}}</ref> The [[Empire of the Great Khan|Mongol court]] was driven out of [[Ming dynasty|China]] and [[Northern Yuan dynasty|retreated]] to Mongolia, the [[Ilkhanate]] collapsed, the [[Chagatai Khanate|Chaghatayid]] dissolved and broke into two parts, and the [[Golden Horde]] lost its position as a [[great power]] in [[Eastern Europe]].


In [[Africa]], the wealthy [[Mali Empire]], a huge producer of gold, reached its territorial and economic height under the reign of [[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] [[Musa I of Mali]], the wealthiest individual of medieval times, and perhaps the wealthiest ever.<ref name=":0">Thad Morgan, [https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa "This 14th-Century African Emperor Remains the Richest Person in History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501152955/https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa |date=2019-05-01 }}, ''History.com,'' March 19, 2018</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |author=Davidson |first=Jacob |date=July 30, 2015 |title=The 10 Richest People of All Time |work=[[Money.com]] |url=https://money.com/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609132212/https://money.com/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/ |archive-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>
In [[Africa]], the wealthy [[Mali Empire]], a huge producer of gold, reached its territorial and economic height under the reign of [[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] [[Musa I of Mali]], the wealthiest individual of medieval times, and perhaps the wealthiest ever.<ref name=":0">Thad Morgan, [https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa "This 14th-Century African Emperor Remains the Richest Person in History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501152955/https://www.history.com/news/who-was-the-richest-man-in-history-mansa-musa |date=2019-05-01 }}, ''History.com,'' March 19, 2018</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |author=Davidson |first=Jacob |date=July 30, 2015 |title=The 10 Richest People of All Time |work=[[Money.com]] |url=https://money.com/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/ |url-status=live |access-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609132212/https://money.com/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time-2/ |archive-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>


In [[History of the Americas|the Americas]], the [[Mexica]] founded the city of [[Tenochtitlan]], while the [[Mississippian culture|Mississippian]] mound city of [[Cahokia]] was abandoned.
In the [[History of the Americas|Americas]], the [[Mexica]] founded the city of [[Tenochtitlan]], while the [[Mississippian culture|Mississippian]] mound city of [[Cahokia]] was abandoned.


== Events ==
== 1301–1309 ==

===1301–1309===
[[File:Catalan Atlas BNF Sheet 6 Mansa Musa.jpg|thumb|[[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] [[Musa I of Mali]], described as the wealthiest individual in history <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />]]
[[File:Catalan Atlas BNF Sheet 6 Mansa Musa.jpg|thumb|[[Mansa (title)|Mansa]] [[Musa I of Mali]], described as the wealthiest individual in history <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />]]
* The [[Little Ice Age]] was a period of widespread cooling which, while conventionally defined as extending from around the 16th to the 19th centuries, is dated by some experts to a timespan from about 1300 to about 1850, during which average global temperatures dropped by as much as {{cvt|2|C-change}}, particularly in Europe and North America. This created conditions for a shortened growing season and reduced crop yields that led to the famines in those areas.
* [[1305]]–[[1314]]: The [[Trials of the Knights Templar]]. The [[Knights Templar]] arrested and tried. [[Jacques de Molay]], the last grand master of the Templars, is executed in 1314.
* [[1305]]–[[1314]]: The [[Trials of the Knights Templar]]. The [[Knights Templar]] arrested and tried. [[Jacques de Molay]], the last grand master of the Templars, is executed in 1314.
* [[1309]]: King [[Jayanegara]] succeeds [[Raden Wijaya|Kertarajasa Jayawardhana]] as ruler of [[Majapahit]].<ref name="RICKLEFSp18">Ricklefs (1991), page 18</ref>
* [[1309]]: King [[Jayanegara]] succeeds [[Raden Wijaya|Kertarajasa Jayawardhana]] as ruler of [[Majapahit]].<ref name="RICKLEFSp18">Ricklefs (1991), page 18</ref>
* 1309–[[1377]]: The [[Avignon papacy]] transfers the seat of the Popes from [[Italy]] to [[France]].
* 1309–[[1377]]: The [[Avignon papacy]] transfers the seat of the Popes from [[Italy]] to [[France]].


===[[1310s]]===
== [[1310s]] ==
* The [[Great Famine of 1315-1317|Great Famine of 1315–1317]] kills millions of people in [[Europe]].
* The [[Great Famine of 1315-1317|Great Famine of 1315–1317]] kills millions of people in [[Europe]].
* [[1318]]–[[1330]]: An [[Italy|Italian]] Franciscan friar, [[Odoric of Pordenone|Mattiussi]], visited Sumatra, Java, and [[Banjarmasin]] in Borneo. In his record he described the kingdom of [[Majapahit]].
* [[1318]]–[[1330]]: An [[Italy|Italian]] Franciscan friar, [[Odoric of Pordenone|Mattiussi]], visited Sumatra, Java, and [[Banjarmasin]] in Borneo. In his record he described the kingdom of [[Majapahit]].


===[[1320s]]===
== [[1320s]] ==
[[File:Europe_in_1328.png|thumb|Europe in 1328]]
[[File:Europe in 1328.png|thumb|Europe in 1328]]
* [[1320]]: [[Władysław I the Elbow-high]] is crowned [[King of Poland]] which leads to its later unification.
* [[1320]]: [[Władysław I the Elbow-high]] is crowned [[King of Poland]] which leads to its later unification.
* [[1323]]: Malietoafaiga ordered cannibalism to be abolished in [[Tutuila]] (present-day [[American Samoa]]).
* [[1323]]: Malietoafaiga ordered cannibalism to be abolished in [[Tutuila]] (present-day [[American Samoa]]).
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* 1328–[[1333]]: [[Wang Dayuan]], a traveller from [[Quanzhou]], [[China]] during the [[Yuan dynasty]], visited [[Luzon]] & [[Mindanao]] in the [[Philippines]], many places in [[Southeast Asia]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]], and reached [[Dhofar]] and [[Aden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maritimeasia.ws/topic/chronology.html|title=Asian maritime & trade chronology to 1700 CE|website= Maritime Asia}}</ref>
* 1328–[[1333]]: [[Wang Dayuan]], a traveller from [[Quanzhou]], [[China]] during the [[Yuan dynasty]], visited [[Luzon]] & [[Mindanao]] in the [[Philippines]], many places in [[Southeast Asia]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[India]], and reached [[Dhofar]] and [[Aden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maritimeasia.ws/topic/chronology.html|title=Asian maritime & trade chronology to 1700 CE|website= Maritime Asia}}</ref>


===[[1330s]]===
== [[1330s]] ==
[[File:Asia in 1335.svg|thumb|The successor states of the Mongol Empire in 1335: the [[Ilkhanate]], [[Golden Horde]], [[Yuan dynasty]] and [[Chagatai Khanate]].]]
[[File:Asia in 1335.svg|thumb|The successor states of the Mongol Empire in 1335: the [[Ilkhanate]], [[Golden Horde]], [[Yuan dynasty]] and [[Chagatai Khanate]].]]
* [[1335]]: The death of the [[Ilkhan]] [[Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)|Abu Said]] causes the disintegration of the Mongol rule in Persia.
* [[1335]]: The death of the [[Ilkhan]] [[Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)|Abu Said]] causes the disintegration of the Mongol rule in Persia.
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* [[1337]]: The [[Hundred Years' War]] begins when [[Edward III of England]] lays claim to the French throne.
* [[1337]]: The [[Hundred Years' War]] begins when [[Edward III of England]] lays claim to the French throne.


===[[1340s]]===
== [[1340s]] ==
[[Image:Burying Plague Victims of Tournai.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Burying coffins of [[Black Death]] victims in [[Tournai]].]]
[[Image:Burying Plague Victims of Tournai.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Burying coffins of [[Black Death]] victims in [[Tournai]].]]
* [[1343]]–[[1345]]: In [[Saint George's Night Uprising]], pagan [[Estonians]] launch a last large-scale attempt to rid themselves of the non-indigenous Christian religion.
* [[1343]]–[[1345]]: In [[Saint George's Night Uprising]], pagan [[Estonians]] launch a last large-scale attempt to rid themselves of the non-indigenous Christian religion.
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* [[1348]]: The 6.9-magnitude [[1348 Friuli earthquake]] centered in [[Northern Italy]] was felt across Europe. Contemporaries linked the quake with the [[Crisis of the Late Middle Ages|Black Death and Great Famine]], fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.
* [[1348]]: The 6.9-magnitude [[1348 Friuli earthquake]] centered in [[Northern Italy]] was felt across Europe. Contemporaries linked the quake with the [[Crisis of the Late Middle Ages|Black Death and Great Famine]], fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.


===[[1350s]]===
== [[1350s]] ==
* [[1350]]: [[Uthong|Ramathibodi I]] establishes the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]].
* [[1350]]: [[Uthong|Ramathibodi I]] establishes the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]].
* 1350: [[Hayam Wuruk]], styled Sri Rajasanagara, succeeds [[Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi]] as ruler of Majapahit; his reign is considered the empire's 'Golden Age'.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" /> Under its military commander [[Gajah Mada]], Majapahit stretches over much of modern-day Indonesia.
* 1350: [[Hayam Wuruk]], styled Sri Rajasanagara, succeeds [[Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi]] as ruler of Majapahit; his reign is considered the empire's 'Golden Age'.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" /> Under its military commander [[Gajah Mada]], Majapahit stretches over much of modern-day Indonesia.
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* 1357: In the [[Battle of Bubat]], the [[Sunda Kingdom|Sundanese]] royal family is massacred by the Majapahit army by the order of [[Gajah Mada]]; the death toll includes Sundanese king Lingga Buana and princess [[Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi]], who committed suicide.<ref>{{cite book | author= Drs. R. Soekmono| title= ''Pengantar Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia 2'', 2nd ed. | publisher = Penerbit Kanisius | orig-year= 1973|edition=5th reprint|year=1988 | location =Yogyakarta| page =72 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>
* 1357: In the [[Battle of Bubat]], the [[Sunda Kingdom|Sundanese]] royal family is massacred by the Majapahit army by the order of [[Gajah Mada]]; the death toll includes Sundanese king Lingga Buana and princess [[Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi]], who committed suicide.<ref>{{cite book | author= Drs. R. Soekmono| title= ''Pengantar Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia 2'', 2nd ed. | publisher = Penerbit Kanisius | orig-year= 1973|edition=5th reprint|year=1988 | location =Yogyakarta| page =72 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>


=== [[1360s]] ===
== [[1360s]] ==
[[Image:Shiva and Uma 14th century.jpg|thumb|200px|[[1360s|This 14th-century statue from]] [[Tamil Nadu]], present day [[India]] depicts the gods [[Shiva]] (on the left) and [[Parvati|Uma]] (on the right). It is housed in the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
[[Image:Shiva and Uma 14th century.jpg|thumb|200px|[[1360s|This 14th-century statue from]] [[Tamil Nadu]], present day [[India]] depicts the gods [[Shiva]] (on the left) and [[Parvati|Uma]] (on the right). It is housed in the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
* [[1363]]: The [[Battle of Lake Poyang]], a naval conflict between [[China|Chinese]] rebel groups led by [[Chen Youliang]] and [[Zhu Yuanzhang]], takes place from August to October, constituting one of the [[Largest naval battle in history|largest naval battles in history]].
* [[1363]]: The [[Battle of Lake Poyang]], a naval conflict between [[China|Chinese]] rebel groups led by [[Chen Youliang]] and [[Zhu Yuanzhang]], takes place from August to October, constituting one of the [[Largest naval battle in history|largest naval battles in history]].
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* [[1368]]: The end of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan dynasty]] in [[China]] and the beginning of the [[Ming dynasty]].
* [[1368]]: The end of the [[Mongol]] [[Yuan dynasty]] in [[China]] and the beginning of the [[Ming dynasty]].


===[[1370s]]===
== [[1370s]] ==
* [[1371]]: The [[Battle of Maritsa]], the Serbs are defeated by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], with most of Serb nobility being killed.
* [[1371]]: The [[Battle of Maritsa]], the Serbs are defeated by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]], with most of Serb nobility being killed.
* [[1377]]: Majapahit sends a [[punitive expedition]] against [[Palembang]] in [[Sumatra]]. Palembang's prince, [[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]] (later Iskandar Syah) flees, eventually finding his way to [[Malacca]] and establishing it as a major international port.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" />
* [[1377]]: Majapahit sends a [[punitive expedition]] against [[Palembang]] in [[Sumatra]]. Palembang's prince, [[Parameswara (sultan)|Parameswara]] (later Iskandar Syah) flees, eventually finding his way to [[Malacca]] and establishing it as a major international port.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" />
* [[1378]]: The [[Western Schism|Great Schism of the West]] splits the Catholic Church, eventually leading to three simultaneous [[pope]]s and not resolved until 1417.
* [[1378]]: The [[Western Schism|Great Schism of the West]] splits the Catholic Church, eventually leading to three simultaneous [[pope]]s and not resolved until 1417.
*1378: [[Battle of the Vozha River]] between Russians and Mongols.
* 1378: [[Battle of the Vozha River]] between Russians and Mongols.
* 1378–[[1382]]: [[Ciompi Revolt]] occurs in [[Florence]].
* 1378–[[1382]]: [[Ciompi Revolt]] occurs in [[Florence]].


===[[1380s]]===
== [[1380s]] ==
[[Image:Batalha de Aljubarrota 02.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum|The Portuguese interregnum]], ''[[Battle of Aljubarrota]] between the Portuguese and Castilians in [[1385]].'']]
[[Image:Batalha de Aljubarrota 02.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum|The Portuguese interregnum]], ''[[Battle of Aljubarrota]] between the Portuguese and Castilians in [[1385]].'']]
*[[1380]]: Russian principalities defeat the [[Golden Horde]] at the [[Battle of Kulikovo]].
* [[1380]]: Russian principalities defeat the [[Golden Horde]] at the [[Battle of Kulikovo]].
* [[1381]]: [[John Wycliffe]] is dismissed from the [[University of Oxford]] for criticism of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]], leading to the [[Lollardy]] movement in [[England]].
* [[1381]]: [[John Wycliffe]] is dismissed from the [[University of Oxford]] for criticism of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]], leading to the [[Lollardy]] movement in [[England]].
* 1381: [[Peasants' Revolt]] in England.
* 1381: [[Peasants' Revolt]] in England.
*[[1382]]: Khan [[Tokhtamysh]] captures [[Moscow]].
* [[1382]]: Khan [[Tokhtamysh]] captures [[Moscow]].
*1382: [[Barquq]] rise to power to start the [[Burji dynasty]], the Circassian Mamuluk Dynasty in Egypt.
* 1382: [[Barquq]] rise to power to start the [[Burji dynasty]], the Circassian Mamuluk Dynasty in Egypt.
* [[1385]]: [[Battle of Aljubarrota]] between [[Portugal]] and [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. Portugal maintains independence.
* [[1385]]: [[Battle of Aljubarrota]] between [[Portugal]] and [[Crown of Castile|Castile]]. Portugal maintains independence.
* [[1385]]: [[Union of Krewo]] between [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]].
* [[1385]]: [[Union of Krewo]] between [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]].
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* 1389: [[Wikramawardhana]] succeeds Sri Rajasanagara as ruler of Majapahit.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" />
* 1389: [[Wikramawardhana]] succeeds Sri Rajasanagara as ruler of Majapahit.<ref name="RICKLEFSp18" />


===1390–1400===
== 1390–1400 ==
[[File:Timur defeats the sultan of Delhi.jpg|thumb|[[Timur]] defeats the [[Sultan of Delhi]], [[Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq]], in the winter of 1397–1398, painting dated 1595–1600.|336x336px]]
[[File:Timur defeats the sultan of Delhi.jpg|thumb|[[Timur]] defeats the [[Sultan of Delhi]], [[Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq]], in the winter of 1397–1398, painting dated 1595–1600.|336x336px]]
* [[1391]]: [[Anti-Jewish]] [[pogroms]] spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and many thousands of [[Jews]] are massacred.
* [[1391]]: [[Anti-Jewish]] [[pogroms]] spread throughout Spain and Portugal, and many thousands of [[Jews]] are massacred.
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* 1397: Reign of [[Chimalpopoca]] begins as the third ''[[tlatoani]]'' of [[Tenochtitlan]].
* 1397: Reign of [[Chimalpopoca]] begins as the third ''[[tlatoani]]'' of [[Tenochtitlan]].


=== Undated ===
== Undated ==
* Transition from the [[Medieval Warm Period]] to the [[Little Ice Age]].

* [[Crisis of the Late Middle Ages]]
*Transition from the [[Medieval Warm Period]] to the [[Little Ice Age]].
*[[Crisis of the Late Middle Ages]]
* The poet [[Petrarch]] coins the term [[Dark Ages (historiography)|Dark Ages]] to describe the preceding 900 years in [[Europe]], beginning with the [[fall of the Western Roman Empire]] in [[476]] through to the renewal embodied in the [[Renaissance]].
* The poet [[Petrarch]] coins the term [[Dark Ages (historiography)|Dark Ages]] to describe the preceding 900 years in [[Europe]], beginning with the [[fall of the Western Roman Empire]] in [[476]] through to the renewal embodied in the [[Renaissance]].
* Beginning of the [[Ottoman Empire]], early expansion into the [[Balkans]].
* Beginning of the [[Ottoman Empire]], early expansion into the [[Balkans]].

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Tamerlane the Conqueror, the founder of the Timurid Empire.

The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire.[1][2] West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity.

In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives – wiping out one third of the European population[3] – while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the protracted Hundred Years' War after the death of King Charles IV of France led to a claim to the French throne by King Edward III of England. This period is considered the height of chivalry and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire.

In Asia, Tamerlane (Timur), established the Timurid Empire, history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror.[citation needed] Scholars estimate that Timur's military campaigns caused the deaths of 17 million people, amounting to about 5% of the world population at the time. Synchronously, the Timurid Renaissance emerged. In the Arab world, historian and political scientist Ibn Khaldun and explorer Ibn Battuta made significant contributions. In India, the Bengal Sultanate separated from the Delhi Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world. The sultanate was described by the Europeans as the richest country to trade with.[4] The Mongol court was driven out of China and retreated to Mongolia, the Ilkhanate collapsed, the Chaghatayid dissolved and broke into two parts, and the Golden Horde lost its position as a great power in Eastern Europe.

In Africa, the wealthy Mali Empire, a huge producer of gold, reached its territorial and economic height under the reign of Mansa Musa I of Mali, the wealthiest individual of medieval times, and perhaps the wealthiest ever.[5][6]

In the Americas, the Mexica founded the city of Tenochtitlan, while the Mississippian mound city of Cahokia was abandoned.

1301–1309

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Mansa Musa I of Mali, described as the wealthiest individual in history [5][6]
Europe in 1328
The successor states of the Mongol Empire in 1335: the Ilkhanate, Golden Horde, Yuan dynasty and Chagatai Khanate.
Burying coffins of Black Death victims in Tournai.
This 14th-century statue from Tamil Nadu, present day India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
The Portuguese interregnum, Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese and Castilians in 1385.

1390–1400

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Timur defeats the Sultan of Delhi, Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq, in the winter of 1397–1398, painting dated 1595–1600.

Undated

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Inventions, discoveries, introductions

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References

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  1. ^ "History of Europe - Crisis, Recovery, Resilience | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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