1340: what happened around the world

In 1340, 10 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Battle of Sluys, Battle of Río Salado and Galicia–Volhynia Wars among the best known. 22 more were already under way, such as Hundred Years' War and Byzantine–Ottoman wars. 9 things were founded or built that year, from Doge's Palace and Château de Vincennes.

10events began
22already under way
9founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges8

Treaties, councils and politics1

Disasters1

Already under way in 134022

Founded or built in 13409

Stories that pass through 1340

Out of AfricaHow one species took the whole planet, 300,000 BC – AD 1300 The Discovery of the Pacific IslandsFinding a third of the planet without instruments, 3000 BC - AD 1500 The Hundred Years' WarFrom the seizure of Aquitaine to the fall of Bordeaux, 1337–1453

Nearby years

1282 1302 1303 1315 1333 1337 1340 1346 1356 1385 1386 1402 1410 All of the 14th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →