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Mansa Musa I of Mali, described as the wealthiest individual in history [5] [6]. The Little Ice Age was a period of widespread cooling which, while conventionally defined as extending from around the 16th to the 19th centuries, is dated by some experts to a timespan from about 1300 to about 1850, during which average global temperatures dropped by as much as 2 °C (3.6 °F), particularly in ...
Timelines of world history; List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline
For 18th-century historians studying the 14th and 15th centuries, the central theme was the Renaissance, with its rediscovery of ancient learning and the emergence of an individual spirit. [6] The heart of this rediscovery lies in Italy, where, in the words of Jacob Burckhardt , "Man became a spiritual individual and recognized himself as such."
There were some popular uprisings in Europe before the 14th century, but these were local in scope, for example uprisings at a manor house against an unpleasant overlord. This changed in the 14th and 15th centuries when new downward pressures on the poor [clarification needed] resulted in mass movements and popular uprisings across Europe. To ...
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I
The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0472082604. Ostrogorsky, George (1956). History of the Byzantine State. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Pavlowitch, Stevan K. (2002). Serbia: The History behind the Name. London: Hurst & Company.
It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic. [31] 1025: The Canon of Medicine is written. Persian polymath Avicenna set the standard for medical textbooks through 18th century Europe. 1037: The Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.
1345: In the Samudra Pasai Empire, Malik al Tahir II dies and is succeeded by Tahir III. His rule lasts throughout the 14th century. In Bengal, llyas captures East Bengal, and under him Bengal is again united. He establishes his capital at Gaur. 1346: In the Chagatai Khanate, Kazan is deposed by Hayan Kuli.