Decade · 1350 – 1359
The world in the 1350s
From 1350 to 1359 the atlas holds 475 states standing at some time. 43 things began - The Decameron, Republic of Ragusa and Archduchy of Austria among them - and 14 ended; 51 people were born and 43 died, 4 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 1350s
By kind, the best known first.
States 18
- Republic of Ragusa · state · 1358 – 1806
- Archduchy of Austria · state · 1358 – 1918
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · state · 1350 – 1767
- Electorate of Saxony · state · 1356 – 1806
- Lan Xang · state · 1354 – 1707
- Bengal Sultanate · state · 1352 – 1576
- Duchy of Luxembourg · state · 1353 – 1795
- Bavaria-Landshut · state · 1353 – 1503
and 10 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 15
- Battle of Poitiers · battle · 1356
- Ottoman wars in Europe · war · 1354 – 1683
- Castilian Civil War of 1351–1369 · war · 1351 – 1369
- Capture of Gallipoli · battle · 1354
- War of the Two Pedros · war · 1356 – 1375
- Combat of the Thirty · battle · 1351
- Battle of Winchelsea · battle · 1350
- Hook and Cod wars · war · 1350 – 1490
and 7 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 3
- Jacquerie · unrest · 1358
- Red Turban Rebellions · unrest · 1351 – 1368
- St Scholastica Day riot · unrest · 1355
Natural disasters 1
- 1356 Basel earthquake · disaster · 1356
Treaties 5
- Treaty of Zadar · treaty · 1358
- Second Treaty of London · treaty · 1359
- Treaty of Berwick · treaty · 1357
- Treaty of Mantes · treaty · 1354
- Treaty of Paris · treaty · 1354
Works and ideas 1
- The Decameron · literature · 1353
What ended in the 1350s
States 6
- Christopher II of Denmark · state · 1333 – 1351
- Chobanids · state · 1335 – 1357
- Malaya · state · 1294 – 1351
- County of Luxembourg · state · 963 – 1354
- Injuids · state · 1335 – 1357
- Zealots of Thessalonica · state · 1342 – 1350
Wars and battles 7
- Byzantine–Bulgarian wars · war · 680 – 1355
- Smyrniote crusades · war · 1343 – 1351
- Second War of Scottish Independence · war · 1332 – 1357
- Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 · war · 1352 – 1357
- Fifth siege of Gibraltar · battle · 1349 – 1350
- Kannō disturbance · war · 1350 – 1352
- War of the Straits · war · 1350 – 1355
Famine and plague 1
- Black Death · plague · 1346 – 1352
Born and died
Born 51
- Bayezid I · ruler · 1354 – 1403
- Pope Boniface IX · religious leader · 1356 – 1404
- Margaret I of Denmark · ruler · 1353 – 1412
- Dmitry Donskoy · statesperson · 1350 – 1389
- Manuel II Palaiologos · politician · 1350 – 1425
- John I of Portugal · politician · 1357 – 1433
- Vytautas the Great · politician · 1350 – 1430
- Gemistos Plethon · philosopher · 1355 – 1452
- John I of Castile · politician · 1358 – 1390
- Owain Glyndŵr · politician · 1359 – 1416
- Martin of Aragon · ruler · 1356 – 1410
- Rupert · politician · 1352 – 1410
- Leopold III, Duke of Austria · person · 1351 – 1386
- Gian Galeazzo Visconti · politician · 1351 – 1402
- John I of Aragon · ruler · 1351 – 1396
- Margaret III of Flanders · politician · 1350 – 1405
and 35 more in the atlas.
Died 43
- Pope Clement VI · bishop · 1291 – 1352
- Philip VI of France · ruler · 1293 – 1350
- Isabella of France · person · 1295 – 1358
- Afonso IV of Portugal · ruler · 1291 – 1357
- Gregory Palamas · philosopher · 1296 – 1359
- Stefan Dušan · ruler · 1308 – 1355
- Ivan II of Moscow · politician · 1326 – 1359
- Alfonso XI of Castile · politician · 1311 – 1350
- Muhammad bin Tughluq · military leader · 1297 – 1351
- Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya · scientist · 1292 – 1350
- Simeon of Moscow · politician · 1316 – 1353
- Albert II of Austria · religious leader · 1298 – 1358
- Erik Magnusson, King of Sweden · ruler · 1339 – 1359
- Andrea Dandolo · politician · 1306 – 1354
- Marino Faliero · diplomat · 1274 – 1355
- Michael of Trebizond · monarch · 1285 – 1355
and 27 more in the atlas.
States of the 1350s
The states that stood at some time in the 1350s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1350.
Europe262 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Magnus Eriksson, Monarch of Sweden since 1319
- Denmark · 800 – present · Valdemar IV of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1340
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Gaston III of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1343 and Niccolò Capocci, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1348
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Nizhny Novgorod · 1294 – 1394
and 254 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa69 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Orhan, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1326
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1341 and John VI Kantakouzenos, Byzantine emperor since 1347
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Hakim II, Abbasid caliph since 1341 and Al-Nasir Hasan, Sultan of Egypt since 1347
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Newaya Krestos, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1344
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Alexios III of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1349
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
- Marinid dynasty · 1215 – 1465 · Abu Inan Faris, sultan since 1348
and 61 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa11 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670 · Sulayman of Mali, Mansa since 1341
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897 · Ohen, Oba of Benin since 1334
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
- Warsangali Sultanate · 1218 – 1886
and 3 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia55 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646 · Harihara I, head of state since 1336
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527 · Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, sultan since 1347
- Tughlaq dynasty · 1320 – 1413
- Moghulistan · 1347 – 1570 · Tughlugh Timur, Khan of Moghulistan since 1347
and 47 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia45 states
- Mongol Empire · 1206 – 1368 · Toghon Temür, khagan since 1333
- Yuan dynasty · 1271 – 1368 · Toghon Temür, Emperor of China since 1333
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431
- Srivijaya · 650 – 1377
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527 · Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1328 and Hayam Wuruk, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1350
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Maha Sawa, king since 1342
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
and 37 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania16 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 · Tariácuri, Irecha since 1350
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Cápac Yupanqui, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1320 and Inca Roca, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1350
and 8 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown17 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 · Si Kefa, Ruler of Möng Mao since 1335
- Savoyard state · 1003 – 1861
and 9 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1330 – 1379: every state, war and life of the 1350s, region by region.
- On the map in 1355: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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