1433
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Featured events in 1433
1433East AsiaExploration
Zheng He Dies at Sea
On the return leg of his seventh voyage, the admiral who had linked China to Africa by sail died somewhere in the Indian Ocean and was, most likely, buried…
1433Late Middle Ages
1433EuropePolitics
Cosimo de Medici Exiled from Florence
The Albizzi faction briefly banished the banker whose vaults held half of Europe's debts.
1433Late Middle Ages
1433AfricaWar
Tuareg Sack Timbuktu
Tuareg nomads from the southern Sahara seized Timbuktu from its weakened Mali overlords, disrupting the scholarly and commercial life of West Africa's…
1433Late Middle Ages
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1433?
Saeculum lists 3 events from 1433. The most significant is Zheng He Dies at Sea.
What era was 1433 part of?
1433 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1433?
The events from 1433 span East Asia, Europe and Africa.
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