20 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (4)
Zhu Yuanzhang pacified Dingyuan to the south, won over Li Shanchang, and together they took Chuzhou. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史 卷1 至正十三年)
Retired Emperor Kogon dies on the 7th day of the 7th month (Yamakuni, Tanba) (Taiheiki 巻第三十九 332)
6th month, day 11, dawn: attack on Yoshimine; Musashi Shogen kills himself (Taiheiki 巻第三十二 268)
In the third month, a hundred thousand enemy troops attacked Zhizhou; Buyante'mu'er fought in turns with his generals and won greatly, and, pressing the advantage, advanced by naval forces. (Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) 권211 三月 단락211.17.0)
Japan (4)
2nd month, day 4: fire destroys Jimyoin-dono (the Retired Emperor's palace) (Taiheiki 巻第三十二 267)
6th month, day 9, dawn: 3,000 horsemen of the Southern Court set fire to Hachijo and Kujo in Kyoto and enter; urban fighting (Taiheiki 巻第三十二 268)
6th month, day 13: Ashikaga Yoshiakira takes the emperor and flees to eastern Omi (Taiheiki 巻第三十二 269)
The Yamana father and son withdraw from Kyoto and go down to Hoki (Taiheiki 巻第三十二 270)
Southeast Asia (2)
In the sixth month he meant to strike Champa in force, but the infantry reached Gulou and the grain transport by sea was blocked, so they returned. (Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư 本紀卷之七 「癸巳十三年<sub>元至正十三年」)
The king toured Pajang with all the people of the realm in his retinue. (Nagarakretagama raw 줄 573, 필사 쪽 (99b))
West Asia (4)
While Kantakouzenos is at Orestias, Palaiologos appears at the mouth of Byzantium with 18 ships (single and double banked) and one trireme, threatening the capital. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1354–1355)
Kantakouzenos's son Matthew is raised on a shield and proclaimed king (at the Roman court). (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1400)
A few days after Kallistos is expelled, Philotheos Kokkinos, from Perinthos in Heraclea, obtains the patriarchal throne. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1817)
Hyrkanos's son crosses the Hellespont and tries to settle on European land, the beginning of Turkish settlement in Europe. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1876)
Sub-Saharan Africa (1)
The author writes that Ibn Battuta visited Timbuktu (uncertain: 'if I am not mistaken') (Tarikh al-Sudan (Chronicle of the Sudan) Houdas 1900 불역 장 III (houdas1900_fr_djvu.txt 줄 1430))
Southern Europe (3)
The Venetian fleet (allied with the Catalans) defeats the Genoese fleet in a naval battle off Sardinia; only 40 Genoese ships escape. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1464)
Taking advantage of divisions among the Genoese, a neighboring Alpine people enter undefended Genoa and seize part of its walls and fortifications. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 1584–1585)
The ruler of Egypt and Arabia issues an edict to Christians: convert or youths will be massacred; over 20,000 are killed, and terror spreads from Palestine to the Syrian coast. (Nikephoros Gregoras, Roman History part_19.txt 줄 3045–3046)
Eastern Europe & Russia (2)
In 1353 citizens of the Slavno district abandoned the mayor Andreyan, armed themselves, and rushed to Yaroslav's court, driving out other citizens. (Karamzin, History of the Russian State 제4권 XI장)
Grand Prince Semyon Ivanovich dies along with his two sons. (Novgorod First Chronicle litopys 기사 1353년)