Year by year · 14th century

1347

1347 in world history: 7 events, 1 birth, 3 deaths and 2 states founded. 842 recorded states existed that year.

Events

8 February
The Byzantine civil war ends in a power-sharing agreement
The civil war fought over the guardianship of the young John V Palaiologos, between the regency of Anna of Savoy and John VI Kantakouzenos, ended in a power-sharing agreement. Kantakouzenos then reigned as emperor until 1354.
John VI Kantakouzenos
3 August
Calais surrenders to Edward III after an eleven-month siege
The French town of Calais capitulated to the English army of King Edward III, which had besieged it since September 1346. The surrender concluded the Crécy campaign, a series of large-scale raids across northern France.
Hundred Years' War

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Delhi SultanateThe Bahmani Sultanate breaks away in the Deccan
Mamluk SultanateThe Black Death reaches Egypt, beginning repeated catastrophic population losses
Hafsid SultanateThe Marinid sultan Abu al-Hasan briefly occupies Tunis
Sukhothai KingdomLi Thai takes the throne and begins a Buddhist revival
Bahmani SultanateAlauddin Hasan Bahman Shah is proclaimed sultan at Daulatabad

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