History by century · The 1300s

The 14th century

In the 1300s, 1,061 recorded states existed somewhere in the world. 284 were founded and 181 came to an end. The great powers of the age included the Ottoman Empire, the Golden Horde and the Kingdom of France.

ProfileState774 states with a known seat in 1350 CESee 1350 CE in the atlas →

Great powers

Profiles of the 14th century, ranked by their military, territorial, economic and historical weight in the Institute’s analysis and by how strong they were in these hundred years.

Key events

All 95 battles, wars and treaties of the 14th century →

People

Works and ideas

States founded 284

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States that came to an end 181

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On this day

Year by year 81

The years of the 14th century with a page of their own: their events, births and deaths, and the states founded and ended.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). The 14th century. In The Epoch Institute. https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/14th-century
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“The 14th century.” The Epoch Institute, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/14th-century. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “The 14th century.” The Epoch Institute. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/14th-century.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘The 14th century’, The Epoch Institute. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/centuries/14th-century (Accessed: ).