Sonam Drakpa deposes Drakpa Changchub as ruler of
Tibet.
The
Ming dynasty of China annexes the areas of the old
Kingdom of Dali, in modern-day
Yunnan and
Guizhou provinces, inhabited by the
Miao and
Yao peoples. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese (including military colonists) will migrate there from the rest of China.
In
Ming dynasty China, the lijia census registration system begun in
1371 is now universally imposed, during the reign of the
Hongwu Emperor. The census counts 59,873,305 people living in China in this year. This depicts a drastic drop in population since the
Song dynasty, which counted 100 million people at its height in the early 12th century. A modern historian states that the Ming census is inaccurate, as China at around this time has at least 65,000,000 inhabitants, if not 75,000,000.[2]
Louis' daughter
Mary is crowned the "King" of Hungary.
The Poles, who do not wish to be ruled by Mary's fiancee, the future
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, choose Mary's younger sister,
Jadwiga, to become ruler of Poland. After two years of negotiations, Jadwiga is eventually crowned "King" in
1384.
Khan
Tokhtamysh of the
Golden Horde overruns
Muscovy, as punishment for Grand Prince
Dmitry Donskoy's resistance to Khan
Mamai of the
Blue Horde in the 1370s. Dmitry Donskoy pledges his loyalty to Tokhtamysh, and is allowed to remain as ruler of Moscow and
Vladimir.
Kęstutis, the
Grand Duke of Lithuania, is taken prisoner by former Grand Duke
Jogaila, whilst meeting him to hold negotiations. Kęstutis is subsequently murdered, and Jogaila regains the rule of Lithuania.
August 16 – The
Hongwu Emperor of
Ming China hears a case of a couple who tore
paper money notes, while fighting over them. Under the law, this is considered to be destroying stamped government documents, which is to be punished by a
caning with a bamboo rod of 100 strokes. However, the Emperor decides to pardon them, on the grounds that it was unintentional.
The Hongwu Emperor of China reinstates the
Imperial examination system for drafting
scholar-officials to the civil service, after suspending the system since
1373, in favor of a recommendation system to office.
The
Hongwu Emperor of China's
Ming dynasty relents after eighteen tribute missions over the previous eight years, and agrees to invest King
U of Goryeo.
A period of
interregnum begins in Achaea, lasting until
1396. The rule of Achaea is sought by numerous pretenders, none of whom can be considered to have reigned.
August 22 –
Olaf, King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden, dies. The vacant thrones come under the
regency of his mother
Margaret I of Denmark, who will soon become queen in her own right.
Ramesuan is reinstated as King of
Ayutthaya (modern-day southern
Thailand), after dethroning and executing 17-year-old King Thong Lan.
Goryeo Revolution: General
Yi Seong-gye begins a four year revolution in
Goryeo (modern-day Korea), after being ordered by King
U of Goryeo to attack the superior Chinese army. King
U is forced from power, and replaced by his son
Chang.
Tran Ngung overthrows Tran Hien as King of
Vietnam.
Omar I is succeeded by Sa'id, as King of the
Kanem-Bornu Empire (modern-day east
Chad and
Nigeria). Sa'id is succeeded in the same year by Kade Alunu. Omar and Sa'id are both killed by
Bilala invaders from the west.
February 24 – Queen
Margaret of Norway and Denmark defeats
Albert, King of Sweden in battle and becomes ruler of all three kingdoms. Albert is deposed from the Swedish throne and taken prisoner.
May 3 –
Richard II takes control of England, away from the Lords Appellant.
Goryeo Revolution in Korea (1388–1392): King
Chang of Goryeo is forced from power and replaced by King
Gongyang. The ten-year-old Chang and his predecessor,
U, are both assassinated later in the year.
Hadji II is restored as
Mamluk Sultan of
Egypt, after overthrowing Sultan
Barquq.
Biri II succeeds Kade Alunu as King of the
Kanem-Bornu Empire (now eastern
Chad and
Nigeria), and the Empire loses its land in present-day Chad to the
Bilala.
^"Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p27
^Barsoum, Ephrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. p. 495.
^Langlois, John D. Jr. (1998). "The Hung-wu reign, 1368–1398". The Cambridge History of China, Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 159.
ISBN0-521-24332-7.
^"Huitzilihuitl II" (in Spanish). Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
^Kiraz, George A. (2011).
"Sobo, Ignatius". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts;
George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. pp. 381–382. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
Sonam Drakpa deposes Drakpa Changchub as ruler of
Tibet.
The
Ming dynasty of China annexes the areas of the old
Kingdom of Dali, in modern-day
Yunnan and
Guizhou provinces, inhabited by the
Miao and
Yao peoples. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese (including military colonists) will migrate there from the rest of China.
In
Ming dynasty China, the lijia census registration system begun in
1371 is now universally imposed, during the reign of the
Hongwu Emperor. The census counts 59,873,305 people living in China in this year. This depicts a drastic drop in population since the
Song dynasty, which counted 100 million people at its height in the early 12th century. A modern historian states that the Ming census is inaccurate, as China at around this time has at least 65,000,000 inhabitants, if not 75,000,000.[2]
Louis' daughter
Mary is crowned the "King" of Hungary.
The Poles, who do not wish to be ruled by Mary's fiancee, the future
Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, choose Mary's younger sister,
Jadwiga, to become ruler of Poland. After two years of negotiations, Jadwiga is eventually crowned "King" in
1384.
Khan
Tokhtamysh of the
Golden Horde overruns
Muscovy, as punishment for Grand Prince
Dmitry Donskoy's resistance to Khan
Mamai of the
Blue Horde in the 1370s. Dmitry Donskoy pledges his loyalty to Tokhtamysh, and is allowed to remain as ruler of Moscow and
Vladimir.
Kęstutis, the
Grand Duke of Lithuania, is taken prisoner by former Grand Duke
Jogaila, whilst meeting him to hold negotiations. Kęstutis is subsequently murdered, and Jogaila regains the rule of Lithuania.
August 16 – The
Hongwu Emperor of
Ming China hears a case of a couple who tore
paper money notes, while fighting over them. Under the law, this is considered to be destroying stamped government documents, which is to be punished by a
caning with a bamboo rod of 100 strokes. However, the Emperor decides to pardon them, on the grounds that it was unintentional.
The Hongwu Emperor of China reinstates the
Imperial examination system for drafting
scholar-officials to the civil service, after suspending the system since
1373, in favor of a recommendation system to office.
The
Hongwu Emperor of China's
Ming dynasty relents after eighteen tribute missions over the previous eight years, and agrees to invest King
U of Goryeo.
A period of
interregnum begins in Achaea, lasting until
1396. The rule of Achaea is sought by numerous pretenders, none of whom can be considered to have reigned.
August 22 –
Olaf, King of Norway and Denmark and claimant to the throne of Sweden, dies. The vacant thrones come under the
regency of his mother
Margaret I of Denmark, who will soon become queen in her own right.
Ramesuan is reinstated as King of
Ayutthaya (modern-day southern
Thailand), after dethroning and executing 17-year-old King Thong Lan.
Goryeo Revolution: General
Yi Seong-gye begins a four year revolution in
Goryeo (modern-day Korea), after being ordered by King
U of Goryeo to attack the superior Chinese army. King
U is forced from power, and replaced by his son
Chang.
Tran Ngung overthrows Tran Hien as King of
Vietnam.
Omar I is succeeded by Sa'id, as King of the
Kanem-Bornu Empire (modern-day east
Chad and
Nigeria). Sa'id is succeeded in the same year by Kade Alunu. Omar and Sa'id are both killed by
Bilala invaders from the west.
February 24 – Queen
Margaret of Norway and Denmark defeats
Albert, King of Sweden in battle and becomes ruler of all three kingdoms. Albert is deposed from the Swedish throne and taken prisoner.
May 3 –
Richard II takes control of England, away from the Lords Appellant.
Goryeo Revolution in Korea (1388–1392): King
Chang of Goryeo is forced from power and replaced by King
Gongyang. The ten-year-old Chang and his predecessor,
U, are both assassinated later in the year.
Hadji II is restored as
Mamluk Sultan of
Egypt, after overthrowing Sultan
Barquq.
Biri II succeeds Kade Alunu as King of the
Kanem-Bornu Empire (now eastern
Chad and
Nigeria), and the Empire loses its land in present-day Chad to the
Bilala.
^"Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p27
^Barsoum, Ephrem (2003). The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Translated by Matti Moosa (2nd ed.). Gorgias Press. p. 495.
^Langlois, John D. Jr. (1998). "The Hung-wu reign, 1368–1398". The Cambridge History of China, Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 159.
ISBN0-521-24332-7.
^"Huitzilihuitl II" (in Spanish). Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
^Kiraz, George A. (2011).
"Sobo, Ignatius". In Sebastian P. Brock; Aaron M. Butts;
George A. Kiraz; Lucas Van Rompay (eds.). Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition. Gorgias Press. pp. 381–382. Retrieved 26 December 2020.