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1330| 1100–1532 | South America [administration] | The Inca empire dominates the Andes region of South America. Its population numbers as many as 12 million. Incan society is based on a strict hierarchy, with an emperor who rules with absolute power. Their religion is based on sun-worship, and they are skilled builders who create a system of roads and irrigation. | | c. 1330 | Italy [literature and language] | I fioretti di San Francisco/The Little Flowers of Saint Francis, a popular collection of stories and legends describing the life of Saint Francis, is written and widely circulated. | | 1330 | England [science] | The English philosopher William of Occam proposes ‘Occam's razor’, the principle that the simplest explanation is most likely to be true – an idea that will be highly influential when applied to scientific theories. | | 28 June 1330 | Serbia, Bulgaria [wars] | Stephen Uroš III, King of Serbia, defeats and kills Michael Šišman, the Bulgarian tsar, near Velbužd, thereby establishing Serbian dominance in Macedonia. Michael Šišman is succeeded in 1331 by John Alexander. |
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