World map in AD 1344 — territory by country

Frame AD 1344 — world borders from AD 1344 to AD 1351. 148 countries have territory in this frame, and the largest is Yuan dynasty (≈ 14.11 million km²).

Countries with territory in this frame (148, largest first)

Map of this frame (only countries over 400,000 km², simplified)

New countries in this frame (16)

Marinid dynasty · Jalayirid Sultanate · Kart dynasty · Vijayanagara Empire · Sarbadars · Muzaffarids · Bengal Sultanate · Ashikaga shogunate · Chobanids · Kashmir Sultanate · Samma dynasty · Shirvan · Injuids · Beylik of Dulkadir · Thessaloniki · Isle of Man

Countries that disappeared in this frame (13)

Ilkhanate · Almohad Caliphate · Kenmu Restoration · Kashmir · Zayyanid dynasty · Despotate of Epirus · Hamidids · Kastamonu · Karasids · Kingdom of Majorca · Principality of Beloozero · Bali Kingdom · Phayao Kingdom

Directions of expansion (2)

These are cases where one country’s land grew into another country’s former land (not actual routes of advance).

• Germiyanids → former land of Ilkhanate, ≈ 159 thousand km²
• Ottoman Empire → former land of Ilkhanate, ≈ 115 thousand km²

The world in AD 1344

33 events from the sources that fall in this frame, grouped by region.

China (11)

• AD 1344 — Amid a great drought, locust plague and famine, his parents and elder brother died in succession, and the seventeen-year-old Zhu Yuanzhang entered Huangjue Temple and became a monk. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史 卷1 至正四年)
• AD 1344 — The Yellow River burst at Caozhou, and fifteen thousand eight hundred laborers were hired to repair the dikes. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷41 順帝 1344年)
• AD 1344 — (On the road into exile) Dies at Akyang district on the day of byeongja, before reaching Gyeyang (King Chunghye, per the context). (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷36 忠惠 後五年)
• AD 1346 — Because of the burden of capturing haidongqing falcons, Wuzhe Yeren and Shuidada all rebelled. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷41 順帝 1346年 4月)
• AD 1346 — In the sixth month, day jiyou, Luo Tianlin and Chen Jiwan, people of Liancheng county in Tingzhou, rebelled and took Changting county; Zhen Bao, jingli of the Fujian yuanshuai-fu, and others suppressed them. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권209 六月 단락209.21.0)
• AD 1347 — The Yao leader Wu Tianbao again captured Wugang; the unrest spread to Baoqing, and Saban, right vice-minister of the Huguang Branch Secretariat, was killed in the army. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷41 順帝 1347年)
• AD 1347 — In the ninth month, day dingmao, the Yao chief Wu Tianbao again took Wugang and spread to Baoqing, and in camp killed Shi Bao, right vice-governor of the Huguang Xingsheng. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권209 九月 단락209.34.0)
• AD 1348 — Fang Guozhen of Taizhou rebelled and gathered troops at sea. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷41 順帝 1348年)
• AD 1351 — Liu Futong and others slaughtered a white horse and a black ox, swore an oath to Heaven, and planned to rise together; when the plot was discovered, Liu Futong rebelled. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷42 順帝 1351年 5月)
• AD 1351 — Li Er, Lao Peng, and Zhao Junyong of Xiaoxian captured Xuzhou. (History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals 元史 卷42 順帝 1351年 8月)

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Korean Peninsula (4)

• AD 1350 — The Japanese raid Goseong, Jungmal and Geoje; the Happ'o cheonho Choi Seon and Yang Gwan and others strike them and cut off more than 300 heads; the record marks this as the start of Japanese raids. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷37 忠定 二年)
• AD 1350 — More than a hundred Japanese ships plunder Suncheon-bu and seize the tax-transport ships of Namwon, Gurye, Yeonggwang and Jangheung. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷37 忠定 二年)
• AD 1350 — Twenty Japanese ships raid Happ'o, and burn its office and the several districts of Goseong and Hoewon. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷37 忠定 二年)
• AD 1351 — One hundred thirty Japanese ships plunder the two islands of Jayeon and Samok, burning almost all the houses. (Goryeosa (History of Goryeo) 世家 卷37 忠定 三年)

Central Asia (2)

• AD 1347 — Khalil wins all of Transoxiana, but as his power grows he rebels against his patron, Husayn, king of Herat; his army does not follow him, and he is defeated and captured. Husayn spares his life, keeps him at court, and gives him slaves and a pension. The author notes this was the situation when he left India at the end of 747 AH (April 1347) (Ibn Battuta, Travels III p.51)
• AD 1347 — The Shia power Sarbadar ('Rafida') takes Tus, Sarakhs and Jam and threatens Herat; Husayn leads 120,000 people of Herat and Shamanan out to face him on the plain of Bushanj. At first the fight is evenly matched, but Rafida's army is pushed back; Sultan Mahmud flees, and Caliph Hasan dies (Ibn Battuta, Travels III p.66-69)

South Asia (3)

• AD 1345 — Near Cambay, Qadi Jalal al-Din rises in revolt with bands of Afghans (the cause for the sultan to go to Gujarat) (Ibn Battuta, Travels III p.363-365)
• AD 1345 — The Delhi emperor learns of the events at Cambay and Daulatabad and personally leads an army out; he decides to strike Cambay first (Ibn Battuta, Travels III p.366)
• AD 1345 — The rebels enter the Daulatabad citadel and proclaim Ismail Afghan as king, and the sultan besieges the city. The siege lasted nearly three months, but a new revolt broke out in Gujarat, so he left part of his army behind and departed (Ibn Battuta, Travels Avertissement p.xxiv; III p.368-369)

Southeast Asia (2)

• AD 1347 — Majapahit sent a fleet of 100 ships against Singapura and a landing battle followed, but Singapura did not yield and the Javanese force withdrew. (Malay Annals (Sejarah Melayu) Leyden 1821 p.53)
• AD 1350 — Rajapatni passed to the abode of the Buddha (died). The king, Hayam Wuruk, was in Majapahit, and his mother Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi was entrusted with Jiwanapura. (Nagarakretagama raw 줄 74, 필사 쪽 (92b))

Western Europe (2)

• AD 1344 — The Englishman Macham's voyage and discovery of Madeira — Madeira passage (based on the sentence mentioning Madeira) (Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations vol06 l.542 (표제 l.505))
• AD 1346 — Edward III's great fleet before Calais — assembly before Calais (based on the sentence mentioning the assembly before Calais) (Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations vol01 l.3599 (표제 l.3473))

Eastern Europe & Russia (6)

• AD 1344 — Beyond Narva the Chud kill a landowning boyar, causing great turmoil. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1344년)
• AD 1346 — In 1346 Olgerd entered the Shelon region, conquered the banks of the Ocha and Luga, and received 300 rubles at Porkhov. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제4권 X장)
• AD 1346 — Prince Semyon is seated in Novgorod as prince (in winter). (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1346년)
• AD 1347 — Olgerd, content with Novgorod's submission, agreed to peace in 1347 and left to fight the German Order. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제4권 X장)
• AD 1348 — Swedish King Magnus proposes sending philosophers for a debate on the faith. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1348년)
• AD 1350 — The Novgorod forces campaign into German land. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1350년)

The Americas (3)

• AD 1348 — Inca Roca sends crown prince Yahuar Huacac to conquer Antisuyu (Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas Libro IV cap. XVI (vol.2, l.1405))
• AD 1348 — Yahuar Huacac decides to subdue the large regions remaining in Collasuyu: Caranca, Ulaca, Lipi and Chicha (Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas Libro IV cap. XX (vol.2, l.1794))
• AD 1348 — The king expels his 19-year-old crown prince from the palace and sends him to the pastures of Chita, east of Cuzco (Inca Garcilaso, Royal Commentaries of the Incas Libro IV cap. XX (vol.2, l.1844))

Changes of power ◆

• ◆ AD 1344 — Ashikaga shogunate appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Chobanids appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Jalayirid Sultanate appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Kart dynasty appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Kashmir Sultanate appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Marinid dynasty appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Muzaffarids appears
• ◆ AD 1344 — Sarbadars appears

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