1353

In 1353: 4 events across 3 regions, including The Black Death, Boccaccio writes the Decameron, The Black Death reaches Rus’.

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Processes that began earlier and continued through this period

• Chimor: the Chimú kingdom and its capital Chan Chanc. 900 – c. 1470 · Latin America
• Rise of the Hanseatic League1241–1356 · Western and Central Europe
• The Kingdom of Cusco: the Inca state before the empirec. 1200 – c. 1438 · Latin America
• Mississippian centres after Cahokia: Moundville, Etowah and the Southeastern Ceremonial Complexc. 1200 – c. 1450 · North America
• Mayapan, capital of Postclassic Yucatán1220s – between 1441 and 1461 · Latin America
• The travels of Ibn Battuta14 June 1325 – between January and February 1354 · Africa
• Avignon Papacy9 March 1309 – 17 January 1377 · Western and Central Europe
• Great Zimbabwe, the stone capital of a Shona kingdom1200–1299 – c. 1450 · Africa
• Cahokia is abandonedc. 1300 – c. 1400 · North America
• Tughlugh Timur and the rise of Moghulistanbetween 1347 and 1348 – between 1362 and 1363 · Central and Northern Asia
• Red Turban Rebellion28 May 1351 – 1368 · East Asia
• Majapahit at its height under Gajah Mada and Hayam Wurukbetween 1331 and 1336 – 1389 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
• Northern and Southern Courtsbetween 20 September 1336 and 23 January 1337 – 19 November 1392 · East Asia
• Sergius of Radonezh and the Trinity monasterybetween 1337 and 1342 – 25 September 1392 · Eastern Europe
• Hafez and the Persian ghazal in Shiraz1340s – between 1389 and 1390 · Middle East and Egypt
• Reign of Firuz Shah Tughlaq: canals and new towns23 March 1351 – 20 September 1388 · South Asia
• Paquimé (Casas Grandes) at its heightc. 1300 – c. 1450 · Latin America
• Hohokam great houses and the collapse of the canal townsc. 1300 – c. 1450 · North America
• Hundred Years’ War24 May 1337 – 19 October 1453 · Western and Central Europe