Decade · 1320 – 1329
The world in the 1320s
From 1320 to 1329 the atlas holds 452 states standing at some time. 39 things began - Tenochtitlan, Kingdom of Sardinia and Aztec Empire among them - and 19 ended; 65 people were born and 41 died, 6 of all these dated only to the decade.
Its years
The years of the decade with a page of their own: ten or more things dated to the year.
What began in the 1320s
By kind, the best known first.
States 15
- Tenochtitlan · state · 1325 – 1521
- Kingdom of Sardinia · state · 1324 – 1861
- Aztec Empire · state · 1325 – 1521
- Maramureș · state · 1320 – 1402
- Tughlaq dynasty · state · 1320 – 1413
- Great Perm · state · 1323 – 1708
- Despotate of Dobruja · state · 1322 – 1395
- Beylik of Teke · state · 1321 – 1423
and 7 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 16
- Battle of Pelekanon · battle · 1329
- War of the Bucket · war · 1325 – 1326
- Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 · war · 1321 – 1328
- Siege of Nicaea · battle · 1328 – 1331
- Battle on the Irpin River · battle · 1320
- Battle of Mühldorf · battle · 1322
- Battle of Cassel · battle · 1328
- Polish–Teutonic War · war · 1326 – 1332
and 8 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 3
- Shepherds' Crusade · unrest · 1320
- 1323–1328 Flemish revolt · unrest · 1323 – 1328
- Tver Uprising of 1327 · unrest · 1327
Treaties 5
- Treaty of Nöteborg · treaty · 1323
- Treaty of Novgorod · treaty · 1326
- Treaty of Corbeil · treaty · 1326
- Treaty of Paris · treaty · 1323
- Treaty of Pavia · treaty · 1329
What ended in the 1320s
States 11
- Khalji dynasty · state · 1290 – 1320
- Syrmia · state · 1285 – 1325
- Kakatiya dynasty · state · 1163 – 1323
- Duchy of Greater Poland · state · 1138 – 1320
- Lohara dynasty · state · 1003 – 1320
- Lordship of Chios · state · 1304 – 1329
- Eshrefids · state · 1284 – 1326
- Pervâneoğlu · state · 1277 – 1322
and 3 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 7
- First War of Scottish Independence · war · 1296 – 1328
- Siege of Bursa · battle · 1317 – 1326
- War of the Bucket · war · 1325 – 1326
- Byzantine civil war of 1321–1328 · war · 1321 – 1328
- Mongol invasions of India · war · 1221 – 1327
- Mongol invasions of Syria · war · 1260 – 1323
- Despenser War · war · 1321 – 1322
Unrest and atrocity 1
- 1323–1328 Flemish revolt · unrest · 1323 – 1328
Born and died
Born 65
- Hafez · poet · 1325 – 1389
- John Wycliffe · philosopher · 1320 – 1385
- Murad I · monarch · 1326 – 1389
- Hongwu Emperor · ruler · 1328 – 1398
- David II of Scotland · monarch · 1324 – 1371
- Louis I of Hungary · monarch · 1326 – 1382
- Peter I of Portugal · politician · 1320 – 1367
- Ivan II of Moscow · politician · 1326 – 1359
- Toghon Temür · astronomer · 1320 – 1370
- Antipope Benedict XIII · religious leader · 1328 – 1423
- Joanna I of Naples · politician · 1326 – 1382
- Valdemar IV of Denmark · monarch · 1320 – 1375
- Lazar of Serbia · politician · 1329 – 1389
- Bertrand du Guesclin · military personnel · 1320 – 1380
- Matthew Asen Kantakouzenos · monarch · 1325 – 1383
- Bernabò Visconti · person · 1323 – 1385
and 49 more in the atlas.
Died 41
- Dante Alighieri · philosopher · 1265 – 1321
- Marco Polo · explorer · 1254 – 1324
- Osman I · ruler · 1258 – 1326
- Ibn Taymiyya · poet · 1263 – 1328
- Edward II · monarch · 1284 – 1327
- Robert the Bruce · monarch · 1274 – 1329
- Charles IV of France · monarch · 1294 – 1328
- Yunus Emre · poet · 1241 – 1321
- Philip V of France · ruler · 1293 – 1322
- Denis of Portugal · monarch · 1261 – 1325
- James II of Aragon · ruler · 1267 – 1327
- Michael IX Palaiologos · monarch · 1277 – 1320
- Charles, Count of Valois · politician · 1270 – 1325
- Yury of Moscow · politician · 1281 – 1325
- Stefan Milutin · ruler · 1253 – 1321
- Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan · politician · 1285 – 1320
and 25 more in the atlas.
States of the 1320s
The states that stood at some time in the 1320s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1320.
Europe253 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Magnus Eriksson, Monarch of Sweden since 1319
- Denmark · 800 – present · Christopher II of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1320
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Ramon Trebaylla, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1308 and Gaston II of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1315
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Vikings · 793 – 1332
and 245 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa66 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Osman I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1299
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1282
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Ilkhanate · 1256 – 1335 · Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, khan since 1316
- Ayyubid dynasty · 1171 – 1341 · Al-Nasir Muhammad, Sultan of Egypt since 1310
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Mustakfi I, Abbasid caliph since 1302 and Al-Nasir Muhammad, Sultan of Egypt since 1310
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Amda Seyon I, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1314
- Kastamonu · 1305 – 1343
and 58 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa11 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670 · Mansa Musa, Mansa since 1312
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Udagbedo, Oba of Benin since 1299
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513 · Al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman, Sultan of Kilwa since 1310
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
and 3 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia48 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687 · Kebek, khan since 1318
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Hoysala Kingdom · 1026 – 1343 · Veera Ballala III, Hoysala king since 1292
- Khalji dynasty · 1290 – 1320 · Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah, sultan since 1316
- Tughlaq dynasty · 1320 – 1413
- White Horde · 1227 – 1500 · Özbeg Khan, khan since 1312
and 40 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia44 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, khagan since 1311 and Gegeen Khan, khagan since 1320
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368 · Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor of China since 1311 and Gegeen Khan, Emperor of China since 1320
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527 · Jayanegara, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1309
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Jaya Ananda, king since 1318
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Sukhothai Kingdom · 1238 – 1438 · Loe Thai, King of Sukhothai since 1298
and 36 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania15 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Norse settlement of North America · 1072 – 1384
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Mayta Cápac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1290 and Cápac Yupanqui, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1320
and 7 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown15 states
- Rurikids · 862 – 1598
- Burgraviate of Nuremberg · 1105 – 1486
- Langkasuka · 100 – 1500
- House of Ögedei · 1200 – 1400
- Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe · 1220 – 1450
- Möng Mao · 560 – 1604
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
- Airgíalla · 331 – 1585
and 7 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1300 – 1349: every state, war and life of the 1320s, region by region.
- On the map in 1325: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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