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1371 in poetry |
| 541 before ROC 民前541年 | |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −97 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1913–1914 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 1497 or 1116 or 344 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 1498 or 1117 or 345 |
Year 1371 (MCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar
Events
January–December
- Edward, the Black Prince, gives up the administration of Aquitaineand returns to England, because of his poor health and heavy debts.
- February 17 – Rival brothers Ivan Sratsimir and Ivan Shishman become co-Emperors of Bulgaria after the death of their father, Ivan Alexander. Bulgaria is weakened by the split.
- February 22 – Robert II becomes the first Stuart king of Scotland, after the death of his uncle, David II.
- Carthusian monastery, is founded in Aldersgate.
- Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan succeeds Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan, becoming the 5th and last Emperor of the Northern Court.
- August 22 – Battle of Baesweiler: Brabant is unexpectedly defeated by the Duchy of Jülich.
- Pedro of Castile, giving John a claim to the throne of Castile.
- September 26 – Battle of Maritsa: Most of the nobility in Serbia are killed by the Ottomans.
- Stefan Uroš V, as ruler of Serbia, but declines the title of Tsar.
Date unknown
- The first widely accepted historical reference is made to
- Polish priest Andrzej Jastrzębiec becomes the first bishop of Siret, thus bringing Catholicism to Moldavia.
- Zhao Bing Fa becomes King of Mong Mao (in modern-day south China/north Myanmar) after the death of his father, Si Kefa.
- Kalamegha claims the vacant title of King of Cambodia after the power of the Thai invaders from Ayutthaya begins to weaken. The Ayutthayans are finally expelled in 1375.
- Byzantine co-emperor John V Palaiologos pledges loyalty to the Ottoman Empire, to prevent the Turks from invading Constantinople.
- The Timothy Brookasserts that the number was much higher, somewhere between 65 million and 75 million).
Births
- May 28 – John the Fearless (d. 1419)
- September 21 – Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1440)
- December 30 – Prince Vasily I of Moscow (d. 1425)
- date unknown
- Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1411)
- Sophia of Lithuania, regent of Lithuania (d. 1453)
- Zheng He, Chinese mariner and explorer (d. 1433)
- probable – Isabeau de Bavière, queen of Charles VI of France (d. 1435)
Deaths
- January/February – Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople
- February 17 – Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria
- February 22 – David II of Scotland (b. 1324)[2]
- Jeanne d'Évreux, queen consort of France (b. 1310)
- September – Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford (b. c. 1336)
- Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot
- Vukašin Mrnjavčević, Serbian king
References
- ^ Bodle, Andy (November 22, 2008). "Guide to games: Leaders of the pack: A short history of cards". The Guardian. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "David II | king of Scotland". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 24, 2019.