14th century



As a means of recording the passage of, the 14th century was that which lasted from  to.

Events

 * The transition from the to the
 * Beginning of the, early expansion into the
 * The transfers the seat of the Popes from  to
 * The kills millions of people in
 * Being forced out of previous locations, the found the city of  in
 * in 1389 between Serbs and Otoman Turks,, sultan and  were killed
 * The is founded in  by  in
 * The begins when  of  lays claim to the  throne in.
 * kills almost half of the population of Europe. ( - )
 * The, a naval conflict between rebel groups led by  and , took place in August to October of , and was one of the.
 * The end of  in  and the beginning of the
 * The of  rises in
 * The begins in, eventually leading to 3 simultaneous s.
 * An account of 's life, translated earlier into Greek by and widely circulated to  as the story of  and, became so popular Buddha (under the name Josaphat) was made a.
 * emerges for the first time as a fortified city and trading centre of some importance.
 * Reunification of under
 * in England
 * reaches, on the.
 * The found several s in the south of modern.
 * The expands westward and conquers.
 * The poet coins the term  to describe the preceding 900 years in, beginning with the  in  through to the renewal embodied in the.
 * The Scots win the.
 * between and.
 * Work begins on the Great Enclosure at, built of uncemented, dressed stone. The city's population is now between 10 000 and 40 000.
 * Beginning of the in Italy
 * The English word "" used to describe the calculating device from.
 * , the first to sail into the  while visiting  and  from -.

Significant people

 * , Italian poet and writer ( - ).
 * King, victor of the against the invading  ( - ).
 * , Spanish author ( - ).
 * , English Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. - ).
 * , military, diplomatic and financial reformer, restoring the to power ( - ).
 * , queen consort and regent of the (c.  - ).
 * , French composer and poet (c. - ).
 * , Arab Muslim traveler ( - /).
 * , Chinese general and author of the Huo Long Jing military treatise
 * , an Chinese general, court advisor, philosopher, and co-editor of the Huo Long Jing
 * Francesco, Italian poet and writer ( - ).
 * , expansionist and financial reformer ( - ).
 * Persian poet (c. -.
 * , . His claim to the throne of France resulted in the ( - ).
 * , Italian author ( - ).
 * , Central Asian warlord and founder of the ( - ).
 * , English poet (c. - ).
 * (d. ), King of the while it was the source of almost half the world's gold.
 * , French writer ( - ).
 * , founder of the in China ( - )

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * music of the
 * The technique of
 * Foundation of the
 * Chinese text the  by describes s, s (s), s, s, s, s, s, and hollow  s filled with, and their use to set ablaze enemy camps.