Year by year · 14th century

1398

1398 in world history: 4 events, 2 births, 7 deaths, 1 work, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 880 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Siege

    Sack of Delhi (1398)

    The sack of Delhi in 1398 was the capture and devastation of the capital of the Delhi Sultanate by the Central Asian conqueror Timur.

ProfileState802 states with a known seat in 1398Open the atlas at 1398 →

In the profiles

  • Delhi SultanateTimur sacks Delhi and carries off its artisans to Samarkand
  • Timurid EmpireTimur sacks Delhi, leaving the city devastated for decades
  • Aq QoyunluQara Yuluk Osman defeats and kills Kadi Burhan al-Din

Born in 1398 2

Died in 1398 7

Works 1

States founded 2

States that came to an end 1

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). 1398. In The Epoch Institute, Year by Year. https://the-epoch-institute.org/years/1398
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Harvard
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