1324
Mansa Musa reaches Cairo on hajj
The Mali emperor entered Egypt with a caravan reportedly sixty thousand strong, eighty camels bearing gold dust.
Aztec Tenochtitlan founded on Lake Texcoco
The Mexica people, guided by a priestly vision of an eagle devouring a serpent on a cactus, drove stakes into the marshy island and began building the city…
Marsilius of Padua publishes Defensor Pacis
The expatriate Italian scholar, writing in Paris, argued that legitimate authority flowed from the people, that clergy should have no coercive power…
Mansa Musa crashes the Egyptian gold market
So extravagant were the Malian emperor's gifts to Cairo's merchants and beggars that gold lost a quarter of its value and did not recover for a decade.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1324?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1324. The most significant is Mansa Musa reaches Cairo on hajj: The Mali emperor entered Egypt with a caravan reportedly sixty thousand strong, eighty camels bearing gold dust.
What era was 1324 part of?
1324 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1324?
The events from 1324 span Africa, North America and Europe.