Century · 1301 – 1400
The world in the 14th century
From 1301 to 1400 the atlas holds 595 states standing at some time, 165 of them founded in it - Brunei and Ottoman Empire the best known - and 110 ending in it. 245 wars, risings, treaties, discoveries and other events began - Black Death, Hundred Years' War and Battle of Kosovo the best known of the events; 645 people were born.
A century here is counted as Wikidata counts it, 1301 to 1400, and holds every row that began in it, however coarsely dated.
What began in the 14th century
By decade first - wars and battles in red, risings, regime changes and massacres beside them, everything else in grey - then by kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 187
- Hundred Years' War · war · 1337 – 1453
- Battle of Kosovo · battle · 1389
- Battle of Kulikovo · battle · 1380
- Battle of Poitiers · battle · 1356
- Battle of Bannockburn · battle · 1314
- Battle of Crécy · battle · 1346
- Battle of Nicopolis · battle · 1396
- Ottoman wars in Europe · war · 1354 – 1683
and 179 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 17
- Jacquerie · unrest · 1358
- Peasants' Revolt · unrest · 1381
- Red Turban Rebellions · unrest · 1351 – 1368
- Saint George's Night Uprising · unrest · 1343 – 1345
- Massacre of 1391 · atrocity · 1391
- Shepherds' Crusade · unrest · 1320
- St Scholastica Day riot · unrest · 1355
- Glyndŵr rebellion · unrest · 1400 – 1415
and 9 more in the atlas.
Famine and plague 4
- Black Death · plague · 1346 – 1352
- Great Famine of 1315–1317 · famine · 1315 – 1317
- Black Death in England · plague · 1348 – 1349
- Second plague pandemic · plague · 1340 – 1880
Natural disasters 4
- 1356 Basel earthquake · disaster · 1356
- Saint Marcellus's flood · disaster · 1362
- 1303 Crete earthquake · disaster · 1303
- St. Mary Magdalene's flood · disaster · 1342
Treaties 28
- Treaty of Brétigny · treaty · 1360
- Treaty of Nöteborg · treaty · 1323
- Union of Krewo · treaty · 1385
- Treaty of Windsor · treaty · 1386
- Treaty of Zadar · treaty · 1358
- Peace of Caltabellotta · treaty · 1302
- Treaty of Paris · treaty · 1303
- Treaty of Stralsund · treaty · 1370
and 20 more in the atlas.
Works and ideas 5
- Lanzarote · discovery · 1312
- The Decameron · literature · 1353
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms · literature · 1350
- The Canterbury Tales · literature · 1387
- Water Margin · literature · 1400
States founded and fallen
Founded 165
- Brunei · state · 1368 – present
- Ottoman Empire · state · 1302 – 1922
- Ming dynasty · state · 1368 – 1644
- Tenochtitlan · state · 1325 – 1521
- Joseon · state · 1392 – 1897
- Timurid Empire · state · 1370 – 1507
- Kalmar Union · state · 1397 – 1523
- Kingdom of Sardinia · state · 1324 – 1861
- Kastamonu · state · 1305 – 1343
- Vijayanagara Empire · state · 1336 – 1646
- House of Stuart · state · 1371
- Duchy of Milan · state · 1395 – 1797
- Qara Qoyunlu · state · 1375 – 1468
- Principality of Moldavia · state · 1346 – 1859
and 151 more in the atlas.
Ended 110
- Vikings · state · 793 – 1332
- Nizhny Novgorod · state · 1294 – 1394
- Mongol Empire · state · 1206 – 1368
- Yuan dynasty · state · 1271 – 1368
- Ilkhanate · state · 1256 – 1335
- Ayyubid dynasty · state · 1171 – 1341
- Sultanate of Rum · state · 1077 – 1307
- Kastamonu · state · 1305 – 1343
- Srivijaya · state · 650 – 1377
- Vladimir-Suzdal · state · 1125 – 1389
- Goryeo · state · 918 – 1392
- Second Bulgarian Empire · state · 1185 – 1396
- House of Wittelsbach · state · 1260 – 1332
- Thessaly · state · 1272 – 1332
and 96 more in the atlas.
Born in the 14th century
The best known first, by how many Wikipedias write about them.
- Johannes Gutenberg · inventor · 1400 – 1468
- Geoffrey Chaucer · philosopher · 1343 – 1400
- Ibn Battuta · explorer · 1304 – 1378
- Ibn Khaldun · philosopher · 1332 – 1406
- Hafez · poet · 1325 – 1389
- Petrarch · philosopher · 1304 – 1374
- Timur · ruler · 1336 – 1405
- Zheng He · explorer · 1371 – 1435
- Giovanni Boccaccio · diplomat · 1313 – 1375
- Donatello · sculptor · 1386 – 1466
- Jan Hus · philosopher · 1369 – 1415
- Henry V of England · politician · 1386 – 1422
- Jan van Eyck · architect · 1390 – 1441
- Pope Callixtus III · religious leader · 1379 – 1458
- Bayezid I · ruler · 1354 – 1403
- Pope Eugene IV · philosopher · 1383 – 1447
- Pope Nicholas V · religious leader · 1397 – 1455
- Edward III · monarch · 1312 – 1377
- John Wycliffe · philosopher · 1320 – 1385
- Catherine of Siena · philosopher · 1347 – 1380
- Charles IV · monarch · 1316 – 1378
- Pope Martin V · writer · 1368 – 1431
- Charles VI of France · monarch · 1368 – 1422
- Christine de Pizan · philosopher · 1364 – 1430
and 621 more in the atlas.
States of the 14th century
Every state that stood at some time in the 14th century, by region, the best known first.
Europe317 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present
- Denmark · 800 – present
- Andorra · 1278 – present
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
- Nizhny Novgorod · 1294 – 1394
- Goths · 100 – 1475
- Golden Horde · 1243 – 1502
- House of Habsburg · 1001 – 1780
and 305 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa89 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341
- Sultanate of Rum · 1077 – 1307
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975
- Kastamonu · 1305 – 1343
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
and 77 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa17 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Oyo Empire · 1400 – 1905
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Kingdom of Kaffa · 1390 – 1897
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
- Kingdom of Damot · 1100 – 1317
and 5 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia69 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343
- Khalji dynasty · 1290 – 1320
- Tughlaq dynasty · 1320 – 1413
- Moghulistan · 1347 – 1570
- Bengal Sultanate · 1352 – 1576
and 57 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia63 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527
- Champa · 192 – 1832
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
- Malacca Sultanate · 1400 – 1511
and 51 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania17 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521
- Ancestral Puebloans · 850 – 1304
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438
- Tlaxcala · 1348 – 1520
- Sican culture · 700 – 1375
- Texcoco · 1202 – 1428
and 5 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown23 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Kingdom of Sine · 1350 – 1969
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Muzaffarids (Gujarat) · 1391
- Sangama dynasty · 1336
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
- Kingdom of al-Abwab · 1276 – 1367
and 11 more; every state of Location unknown.
Its decades and years
The decades and years with a page of their own.
- 1301
- 1302
- 1303
- 1304
- 1305
- 1307
- 1308
- 1310
- 1311
- 1312
- 1314
- 1315
- 1316
- 1318
- 1319
- 1320
- 1321
- 1322
- 1323
- 1324
- 1325
- 1326
- 1328
- 1329
- 1330
- 1331
- 1332
- 1333
- 1335
- 1336
- 1337
- 1338
- 1339
- 1340
- 1341
- 1342
- 1343
- 1345
- 1346
- 1347
- 1348
- 1349
- 1350
- 1351
- 1352
- 1353
- 1354
- 1355
- 1356
- 1357
- 1358
- 1359
- 1360
- 1361
- 1362
- 1363
- 1364
- 1365
- 1368
- 1369
- 1370
- 1371
- 1373
- 1374
- 1375
- 1377
- 1378
- 1379
- 1380
- 1381
- 1382
- 1383
- 1384
- 1385
- 1386
- 1387
- 1388
- 1389
- 1390
- 1391
- 1392
- 1393
- 1394
- 1395
- 1396
- 1397
- 1398
- 1399
- 1400
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1300 – 1400: every state, war and life of the 14th century, region by region.
- On the map in 1350: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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