1398

Year 1398 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

Events

 * conquers the, which had been weakened after four years of civil war. 's troops sack the city of  and proceed to massacre hundreds of thousands of the state's  inhabitants.
 * succeeds his grandfather,, as of.
 * King exiles his cousin Henry Bolingbroke (the future ) for ten years in order to end Henry's feud with, who is also exiled.
 * withdraws its support for.
 * An army led by occupies  and starts a five-year siege of the.
 * The recommence their raids of.
 * The n nobility dethrone Queen and replace her with King.
 * succeeds his father,, as King of and claimant to the throne of.
 * Abdullah succeeds Abu Amir as ruler of the in present-day.
 * The conquer the island of, near , which had previous been run by a group of.
 * launches a crusade against the in.
 * Yi Bangsuk, heir to the throne of the in present-day, is murdered during a coup by his older half-brother,.
 * King abdicates in disgust at his sons' rivalry. Taejo's eldest son  succeeds to the throne.
 * Trần Ngung is forced to abdicate as ruler of the in present-day . Trần An succeeds as ruler.
 * Construction of the in present-day north  (now one of the oldest  in the world).
 * in, is destroyed by  troops.
 * is built in present-day north-west.
 * The  shrine and  are built in present-day.
 * is established in,.
 * Some historians believe the explorer  reached  in this year.

Births

 * - of China (died )
 * -, Spanish poet (died )
 * , Polish nobleman (died )
 * -Inventor of the

Deaths

 * - former (born )
 * - of China (born )
 * -, heir to the throne of England (born )
 * - (born )
 * date unknown
 * , Korean philosopher
 * , French princess (born )
 * , French princess (born )