1301–1500
Late Middle Ages
Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
893 events across 200 years
Turning points
1307·Europe·Culture
Dante begins the Divine Comedy in exile
1307Late Middle Ages
1324·Africa·Politics
Mansa Musa reaches Cairo on hajj
July 1324Late Middle Ages
1325·North America·Politics
Mexica found Tenochtitlán in Lake Texcoco
1325Late Middle Ages
1346·Europe·War
Crécy: longbows annihilate French chivalry
August 1346Late Middle Ages
1347·Europe·Disaster
Black Death reaches Sicily
October 1347Late Middle Ages
1368·East Asia·Politics
Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims the Ming dynasty
January 1368Late Middle Ages
1389·Europe·War
Battle of Kosovo Polje
June 1389Late Middle Ages
1398·South Asia·War
Timur sacks Delhi
December 1398Late Middle Ages
1450·Europe·Technology
Gutenberg Prints First Trial Pages
1450Late Middle Ages
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