Decade · 1390 – 1399
The world in the 1390s
From 1390 to 1399 the atlas holds 494 states standing at some time. 31 things began - Joseon, Kalmar Union and Duchy of Milan among them - and 23 ended; 60 people were born and 61 died, 3 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 1390s
By kind, the best known first.
States 18
- Joseon · state · 1392 – 1897
- Kalmar Union · state · 1397 – 1523
- Duchy of Milan · state · 1395 – 1797
- Kingdom of Kongo · state · 1395 – 1888
- Kingdom of Mysore · state · 1399 – 1950
- Anhalt-Dessau · state · 1396 – 1853
- Anhalt-Köthen · state · 1396 – 1863
- Bavaria-Munich · state · 1392 – 1505
and 10 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 11
- Battle of Nicopolis · battle · 1396
- Ottoman–Venetian Wars · war · 1396 – 1718
- Battle of the Vorskla River · battle · 1399
- Battle of Rovine · battle · 1395
- Battle of the Kondurcha River · battle · 1391
- Barbary Crusade · war · 1390
- Jingnan campaign · war · 1399 – 1402
- Siege of Tarnovo · battle · 1393
and 3 more in the atlas.
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Massacre of 1391 · atrocity · 1391
Treaties 1
- Treaty of Salynas · treaty · 1398
What ended in the 1390s
States 18
- Nizhny Novgorod · state · 1294 – 1394
- Goryeo · state · 918 – 1392
- Second Bulgarian Empire · state · 1185 – 1396
- Kingdom of Norway (872–1397) · state · 872 – 1397
- Muzaffarids (Iran) · state · 1314 – 1393
- Catalan Company · state · 1302 – 1390
- Tsardom of Vidin · state · 1356 – 1396
- Duchy of Neopatras · state · 1390 – 1393
and 10 more in the atlas.
Wars and battles 5
- Bulgarian–Ottoman wars · war · 1345 – 1393
- Lithuanian Civil War · war · 1389 – 1392
- Galicia–Volhynia Wars · war · 1340 – 1392
- Fall of Philadelphia · battle · 1378 – 1390
- Tokhtamysh–Timur war · war · 1386 – 1395
Born and died
Born 60
- Jan van Eyck · architect · 1390 – 1441
- Pope Nicholas V · religious leader · 1397 – 1455
- Ulugh Beg · astronomer · 1394 – 1449
- Sejong the Great · monarch · 1397 – 1450
- Prince Henry the Navigator · military officer · 1394 – 1460
- James I of Scotland · poet · 1394 – 1437
- Philip the Good · politician · 1396 – 1467
- Alfonso V of Aragon · statesperson · 1396 – 1458
- Charles I, Duke of Orléans · poet · 1394 – 1465
- Albert II of Germany · monarch · 1397 – 1439
- Edward, King of Portugal · writer · 1391 – 1438
- John VIII Palaiologos · monarch · 1392 – 1448
- John II of Aragon · ruler · 1398 – 1479
- Pachacuti · politician · 1391 – 1471
- Vlad II Dracul · monarch · 1395 – 1447
- Xuande Emperor · painter · 1399 – 1435
and 44 more in the atlas.
Died 61
- Hongwu Emperor · ruler · 1328 – 1398
- John of Gaunt · politician · 1340 – 1399
- John V Palaiologos · ruler · 1332 – 1391
- Robert II of Scotland · politician · 1316 – 1390
- Mary, Queen of Hungary · monarch · 1371 – 1395
- Anne of Bohemia · politician · 1366 – 1394
- John I of Castile · politician · 1358 – 1390
- John I of Aragon · ruler · 1351 – 1396
- Albert III of Austria · person · 1349 – 1395
- Tvrtko I of Bosnia · person · 1338 – 1391
- Prince Marko · monarch · 1335 – 1395
- Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria · person · 1324 – 1397
- Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria · monarch · 1350 – 1395
- Barquq · ruler · 1339 – 1399
- Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster · politician · 1354 – 1394
- John Hawkwood · commander · 1321 – 1394
and 45 more in the atlas.
States of the 1390s
The states that stood at some time in the 1390s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 1390.
Europe280 states
- France · 481 – present
- Sweden · 900 – present · Margaret I of Denmark, Monarch of Sweden since 1389
- Denmark · 800 – present · Margaret I of Denmark, Monarch of Denmark since 1387
- Andorra · 1278 – present · Gaston III of Foix, French co-prince of Andorra since 1343 and Galcerand de Vilanova, Episcopal Co-Prince since 1388
- Monaco · 1297 – present
- San Marino · 301 – present
- Holy Roman Empire · 962 – 1806
- Nizhny Novgorod · 1294 – 1394
and 272 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa62 states
- Ottoman Empire · 1302 – 1922 · Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire since 1389
- Byzantine Empire · 285 – 1453 · John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1379 and John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor since 1390
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Timurid Empire · 1370 – 1507 · Timur, Amir since 1370
- Mamluk Sultanate · 1250 – 1517 · Al-Salih Hajji, Sultan of Egypt since 1389
- Ethiopian Empire · 1270 – 1975 · Dawit I, Emperor of Ethiopia since 1382
- Empire of Trebizond · 1204 – 1461 · Alexios III of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1349 and Manuel III of Trebizond, emperor of Trebizond since 1390
- Emirate of Granada · 1238 – 1492
and 54 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa14 states
- Mali Empire · 1235 – 1670
- Kingdom of Kongo · 1395 – 1888
- Kingdom of Benin · 1170 – 1897
- Ajuran Sultanate · 1201 – 1700
- Sultanate of Ifat · 1285 – 1415 · Sa'ad ad-Din II, Sultan since 1376
- Kilwa Sultanate · 957 – 1513
- Pate Island · 1300 – 1895
- Kingdom of Nri · 1000 – 1911
and 6 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.
South Asia59 states
- Kathmandu · 1202 – 1761
- Delhi Sultanate · 1206 – 1526 · Muhammad Shah III, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1389
- Vijayanagara Empire · 1336 – 1646
- Chagatai Khanate · 1225 – 1687
- Kingdom of Mysore · 1399 – 1950
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Bahmani Kingdom · 1347 – 1527 · Muhàmmad Xah II Bahman, sultan since 1378
- Tughlaq dynasty · 1320 – 1413 · Muhammad Shah III, Sultan of Hindustan (Sultan of Delhi) since 1389
and 51 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia47 states
- Brunei · 1368 – present
- Ming dynasty · 1368 – 1644 · Hongwu Emperor, Emperor of China since 1368
- Joseon · 1392 – 1897
- Khmer Empire · 802 – 1431 · Thommo Soccoroch, King of the Khmer Empire since 1373
- Majapahit · 1293 – 1527 · Wikramawardhana, 1st Maharaja of Majapahit since 1389
- Champa · 192 – 1832 · Po Binasuor, king since 1360 and Simhavarman VI, king since 1390
- Goryeo · 918 – 1392
- Ayutthaya Kingdom · 1350 – 1767
and 39 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania14 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Tenochtitlan · 1325 – 1521 · Acamapichtli, tlatoani since 1376
- Aztec Empire · 1325 – 1521 · Acamapichtli, tlatoani since 1376
- Tuʻi Tonga Empire · 951 – 1826
- Purépecha Empire · 1300 – 1530 · Tariácuri, Irecha since 1350
- Chimor · 850 – 1470
- Kingdom of Cusco · 1197 – 1438 · Yáhuar Huácac, Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco since 1380
- Tlaxcala · 1348 – 1520
and 6 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.
Location unknown18 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
and 10 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 1370 – 1419: every state, war and life of the 1390s, region by region.
- On the map in 1395: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
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