Middle Ages
Ashikaga Shogunate (1336): Muromachi Japan and Two Courts
A new warrior government based in Kyoto was founded, while rival Northern and Southern Courts fought until 1392.
Region
Asia
Middle Ages
Gajah Mada and the Palapa Oath: Majapahit's Great Expansion
Majapahit extended its overlordship across much of the Indonesian archipelago and parts of the Malay Peninsula.
Middle Ages
Founding of the Vijayanagara Empire (1336) and Hampi
Harihara and Bukka established an independent kingdom that grew into the Vijayanagara Empire, dominating South India until 1565.
Middle Ages
Yellow River Floods of 1344 and the Fall of the Yuan Dynasty
Years of flooding wrecked the North China Plain; the huge repair works of 1351 coincided with the outbreak of the Red Turban Rebellion.
Middle Ages
Founding of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347) in the Deccan
The Deccan broke away from the Delhi Sultanate and became an independent Muslim kingdom for nearly two centuries.
Middle Ages
Red Turban Rebellion (1351-1368): Uprising Against the Yuan
The revolts destroyed Yuan authority south of the Yellow River and ended with Zhu Yuanzhang founding the Ming dynasty in 1368.
Middle Ages
Founding of Ayutthaya (1351): U Thong's Siamese Kingdom
Ayutthaya became the capital of a Siamese kingdom that dominated mainland Southeast Asia for four centuries.
Middle Ages
Battle of Bubat (1357): Majapahit and the Sunda Royal Party
The Sunda king and most of his party were killed; the planned marriage alliance collapsed and Gajah Mada's reputation suffered.
Middle Ages
Battle of Lake Poyang (1363): Zhu Yuanzhang's Decisive Victory
Decisive victory for Zhu Yuanzhang; Chen Youliang was killed and his Han regime collapsed, clearing Zhu's path to found the Ming.
Middle Ages
Nagarakretagama (1365): Majapahit's Royal Chronicle Poem
The poem became the most important single written source for the Majapahit kingdom and 14th-century Java.
Middle Ages
Hongwu Emperor and the Founding of the Ming Dynasty (1368)
Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Ming dynasty, expelled the Yuan court from China and built an autocratic state that lasted until 1644.
Middle Ages
Ming Haijin Sea Ban (1371): China Closes Its Coasts to Trade
Private overseas trade was outlawed and foreign commerce limited to official tribute missions, encouraging smuggling and piracy until the ban was eased in 1567.