Century
14th century
The years 1301 – 1400. The atlas records 8,831 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 1301 – 1400
- 8,831 events
- 39 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 14th century – 17th centuryRenaissanceEvent · Europe
- 1346 – 1352Black DeathEpidemic · East Asia
- 1337 – 1453Hundred Years' WarWar · Europe
- 30 May 1381Peasants' Revolt of 1381Rebellion · Europe
- 28 June 1389Battle of KosovoBattle · Europe
- 1309 – 1377Avignon PapacyEvent · Europe
- 14th century – 17th centuryItalian RenaissanceEvent · Europe
- 8 September 1380Battle of KulikovoBattle · Europe
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Alexandrian Crusade9 October 1365 · War9 October 1365
- Barbary Crusade1 July 1390 · War1 July 1390
- Crusade of TedelisAugust 1398 · WarAugust 1398
- Bona crusade31 August 1399 · War31 August 1399
- Fall of Ayyubid dynasty1341 · Collapse1341
- 1365 Algiers earthquake2 January 1365 · Natural disaster2 January 1365
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
- Battle of Maritsa26 September 1371 · Battle26 September 1371
- Battle of Bapheus27 July 1302 · Battle27 July 1302
- Battle of Marj al-Saffar20 April 1303 · Battle20 April 1303
- Battle of Rovine17 May 1395 · Battle17 May 1395
- Smyrniote crusades1343 – 1351 · War1343 – 1351
- Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes1306 – 1310 · Event1306 – 1310
Europe
- Battle of Crécy26 August 1346 · Battle26 August 1346
- Battle of Bannockburn23 June 1314 · Battle23 June 1314
- Battle of Nicopolis25 September 1396 · Battle25 September 1396
- Great Famine of 1315–13171315 – 1317 · Natural disaster1315 – 1317
- Battle of Poitiers19 September 1356 · Battle19 September 1356
- Christianization of Lithuania1387 · Event1387
Central Asia
South Asia
East Asia
- Red Turban Rebellion1351 – 1368 · Rebellion1351 – 1368
- Jingnan Campaign1399 – 1402 · War1399 – 1402
- Genkō War1331 – 1333 · War1331 – 1333
- Battle of Lake Poyang30 August 1363 · Battle30 August 1363
- Siege of Kamakura1 July 1333 · Siege1 July 1333
- 1306 Ningxia earthquake12 September 1306 · Natural disaster12 September 1306
Southeast Asia
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
South America
North America
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Makuria5th century – 1518 CE
Alodia6th century – 1504 CE
Kanem-Bornu Empire11th century – 1900
Mali Empire1235 – 1670
Ethiopian Empire1270 – 1975
Kingdom of Kongo1395 – 1914
Oyo Empire1400 – 1905
Middle East
Ottoman Empire1299 – 1922
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Holy Roman Empire962 – 1806 CE
Central Asia
Mongol Empire1206 – 1368
Golden Horde1243 – 1502
Timurid Empire1370 – 1507
South Asia
Delhi Sultanate1206 – 1526
Vijayanagara Empire1336 – 1646
Bahmani Sultanate1347 – 1527
Sultanate of Bengal1352 – 1576
East Asia
Goryeo918 – 1392 CE
Ming dynasty1368 – 1644
Joseon1392 – 1897
Southeast Asia
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Srivijaya650 – 1377 CE
Khmer Empire802 – 1431 CE
Dai Viet1054 – 1805
Tran dynasty1226 – 1400
Sukhothai Kingdom1238 – 1438
Hanthawaddy Kingdom1287 – 1552
Majapahit1293 – 1527
Ayutthaya Kingdom1350 – 1767
Lan Xang1354 – 1707
Ava Kingdom1364 – 1555
Bruneian Sultanate1368 – 1888
Malacca sultanate1400 – 1511
Hồ dynasty1400 – 1407
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Aztec Empire1325 – 1521
South America
Chimor850s – 1470s CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Obelisk of Axumc. 300 CE · Axum, Ethiopiac. 300 CE
- The Church of Saint George, Lalibelac. 1200 – 1220 · Lalibela, Ethiopiac. 1200 – 1220
- The Great Mosque of Djennéc. 1250 · Djenné, Malic. 1250
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- The Dome of the Rock691 – 692 CE · Jerusalem691 – 692 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- Hagia Sophia532 – 537 CE · Istanbul, Turkey532 – 537 CE
- Notre-Dame de Paris1163 – 1260 · Paris, France1163 – 1260
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Brihadisvara Temple1003 – 1010 · Thanjavur, India1003 – 1010
- Qutb Minar1199 – 1220 · Delhi, India1199 – 1220
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji745 – 758 CE · Nara, Japan745 – 758 CE
- Borobudurc. 780 – 833 CE · Magelang, Indonesiac. 780 – 833 CE
- Angkor Watc. 1113 – 1150 · Siem Reap, Cambodiac. 1113 – 1150
- The Temple of Literature1070 · Hanoi, Vietnam1070
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
- Tikal Temple Ic. 734 – 745 CE · Petén, Guatemalac. 734 – 745 CE
- El Castillo, Chichén Itzác. 900 – 1000 CE · Yucatán, Mexicoc. 900 – 1000 CE
- Monks Mound, Cahokiac. 900 – 1200 CE · Collinsville, Illinois, USAc. 900 – 1200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Venetian galley convoysOpenedc. 1315 – 1533 · by seac. 1315 – 1533
- Ryukyu tradeOpenedc. 1372 – 1570 · by sea and riverc. 1372 – 1570
- Baltic grain tradeOpenedc. 1400 – 1800 · by sea and riverc. 1400 – 1800
- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Grand Canal609 CE – today · by river609 CE – today
- Tea Horse Roadc. 618 CE – 1949 · by landc. 618 CE – 1949
- Via Regiac. 800 CE – 1815 · by landc. 800 CE – 1815
- Maya coastal canoe tradec. 800 CE – 1525 · by seac. 800 CE – 1525
- Swahili coast tradec. 900 CE – 1500 · by land and seac. 900 CE – 1500
- Old Salt Routec. 1150 – 1600 · by land and riverc. 1150 – 1600
- Champagne fairsc. 1150 – 1320 · by land, sea and riverc. 1150 – 1320
- Hanseatic tradec. 1159 – 1669 · by land, sea and riverc. 1159 – 1669
- Spice tradec. 1200 – 1500 · by land, sea and riverc. 1200 – 1500
- Genoese Black Sea tradec. 1266 – 1475 · by seac. 1266 – 1475
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these yearsGreat people
Alive in these years, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- 1254 – 1324Marco PoloVenetian traveller to the court of Kublai KhanExplorers
- 1255 – 1330Trần Nhật DuậtDefeated Sogetu's army at Hàm Tử (1285)Vietnamese Commanders
- 1255 – 1320Phạm Ngũ LãoTrần general against the second and third Mongol invasions (1285, 1288)Vietnamese Commanders
- 1258 – 1308Trần Nhân TôngEmperor who led Đại Việt against the Mongol invasions of 1285 and 1288Vietnamese Commanders
- c. 1265 – 1321Dante AlighieriThe Divine ComedyWriters & Poets
- c. 1267 – 1337Giotto di BondoneProto-Renaissance painter; Scrovegni ChapelRenaissance Masters
- 1304 – 1369Ibn BattutaMoroccan traveller across the Islamic world, Africa and AsiaExplorers
- died 1339Trần Khánh DưSank the Yuan supply fleet at Vân Đồn in the third Mongol invasionVietnamese Commanders
- Yongle Emperor1360 – 1424 · Ming emperor 1402–1424; built the Forbidden City, sent Zheng He's fleets1360 – 1424
- Zheng He1371 – 1433 · Admiral of the Ming treasure fleets1371 – 1433
- Đặng Dung1373 – 1414 · General of the Later Trần against the Ming occupation (1409–1413)1373 – 1414
- Filippo Brunelleschi1377 – 1446 · Architect of the Florence Cathedral dome; linear perspective1377 – 1446
- Nguyễn Chích1382 – 1448 · Lam Sơn general who urged the turn south to Nghệ An against the Ming1382 – 1448
- Lê Lợi1385 – 1433 · Leader of the Lam Sơn uprising; founded the Later Lê dynasty (1428)1385 – 1433
- Donatelloc. 1386 – 1466 · Sculptor; bronze Davidc. 1386 – 1466
- Jan van Eyckc. 1390 – 1441 · Early Netherlandish painter; Ghent Altarpiecec. 1390 – 1441
- Nguyễn Xí1397 – 1465 · Lam Sơn general against the Ming; later a minister of the Lê1397 – 1465
- Johannes Gutenbergc. 1400 – 1468 · Movable-type printing pressc. 1400 – 1468
