1321
Dante Alighieri dies in Ravenna
Returning from a diplomatic mission to Venice, Dante caught marsh fever in the Po delta and died on the night of Holy Cross.
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq builds Tughlaqabad Fort
The new sultan raised a massive stone fortress south of Delhi, its cyclopean walls and sloping bastions visible for miles across the plain.
Lepers' Plot panic grips France
Rumors swirled that lepers were poisoning wells on orders from Muslim kings and French Jews.
Pope John XXII declares poverty heresy formally
In the bull Cum inter nonnullos, the Avignon pope condemned the Franciscan Spiritual position that Christ had owned nothing, overturning decades of papal…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1321?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1321. The most significant is Dante Alighieri dies in Ravenna: Returning from a diplomatic mission to Venice, Dante caught marsh fever in the Po delta and died on the night of Holy Cross.
What era was 1321 part of?
1321 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1321?
The events from 1321 span Europe and South Asia.