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In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming

In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that lasts for three centuries

In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that lasts for three centuries

Key People

Hongwu

Events Before

  1. King Frederick III of Siciliy forbids decorations on synagogues

    King Frederick III of Siciliy forbids decorations on synagogues

  2. Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine,

    Battle of Navarrete: Alliance of King Peter of Castile, Edward the Black Prince and John of Gaunt of England, Aquitaine, Majorca and Navarre defeats Count Henry of Castile near Nájera in La Rioja, Castile

  3. League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV

    League of Cologne goes against Danish King Valdemar IV

  4. Richard II is born

    Richard II is born

  5. Henry IV of England is born

    Henry IV of England is born

Events After

  1. Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy marries Margaret 111 Countess of Flanders

    Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy marries Margaret 111 Countess of Flanders

  2. Peter the Cruel dies

    Peter the Cruel dies

  3. Battle of Rudau: Teutonic Knights of Germany heavily defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania north of Königsberg

    The Battle of Rudau (German: Schlacht bei Rudau, Lithuanian: Rūdavos mūšis) was a medieval pitched battle fought between the Teutonic Knights and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on 17 or 18 February...

  4. Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris

    Building begins on the Bastille fortress in Paris

  5. Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium

    Jews are expelled and massacred in Brussels, Belgium

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In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang, aged 40, ascends to the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming Dynasty rule over China that lasts for three centuries
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