1514
Selim Crushes the Safavids at Chaldiran
On a dusty plain east of Lake Van, Ottoman artillery and Janissary arquebusiers tore apart Shah Ismail's red-capped Qizilbash cavalry.
Duerer Engraves Melencolia I
In Nuremberg the goldsmith-printmaker Albrecht Duerer cut an engraving of a winged figure slumped amid compasses, geometrical solids, and a hungry dog.
Gyorgy Dozsa's Peasant Crusade
A Transylvanian soldier named Gyorgy Dozsa, preaching a crusade against the Ottomans, found his peasant army turning instead against the Hungarian nobles…
Duerer Engraves Saint Jerome in His Study
Albrecht Duerer cut an engraving of Saint Jerome in his Nuremberg study, dust motes catching the light through bottle-glass windows, a sleeping lion…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1514?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1514. The most significant is Selim Crushes the Safavids at Chaldiran: On a dusty plain east of Lake Van, Ottoman artillery and Janissary arquebusiers tore apart Shah Ismail's red-capped Qizilbash cavalry.
What era was 1514 part of?
1514 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1514?
The events from 1514 span Middle East and Europe.