1400
Malacca Sultanate Founded
Parameswara, a Hindu prince chased from Palembang by Javanese armies, settled beneath a malacca tree on the strait that would take his refuge's name.
Chaucer Dies in London
The customs clerk who taught English to tell its own stories died in a tenement beside Westminster Abbey, the Canterbury Tales unfinished.
Timur Sacks Sivas and Aleppo
The Turco-Mongol conqueror, now in his mid-sixties, swept into Anatolia and Syria with an army that left pyramids of skulls outside each city's gates.
Zara Yaqob Enthroned in Ethiopia
The Solomonic emperor took the throne and spent his long reign centralizing the church, codifying doctrine, and persecuting heretics.
Richard II Dies at Pontefract
The deposed English king, locked in Pontefract Castle's damp stone, starved or was murdered at Henry Bolingbroke's convenience.
Owain Glyndwr Proclaimed Prince of Wales
A Welsh landowner with a grudge against a rude neighbor raised his banner at Glyndyfrdwy and rekindled a nation's dormant fury.
Great Zimbabwe in Decline
The stone-walled city on the Zambezi plateau, center of a gold-trading kingdom that had spanned centuries, was being abandoned by its royal elite.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1400?
Saeculum lists 7 events from 1400. The most significant is Malacca Sultanate Founded: Parameswara, a Hindu prince chased from Palembang by Javanese armies, settled beneath a malacca tree on the strait that would take his refuge's name.
What era was 1400 part of?
1400 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1400?
The events from 1400 span Southeast Asia, Europe, Central Asia and Africa.