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1355| 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. 1340–c. 1370 | Wales [poetry] | Welsh writer Dafydd ap Gwilym writes a body of poems – mostly love lyrics and nature poems – which are the highpoint of Welsh Medieval literature. | | 1355 | Serbia [wars] | The Serbian empire of King Stephan Dušan IV of Serbia begins to collapse following his death while advancing to take Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey). | | 5 April 1355 | Bohemia, Papal States, Italy, Holy Roman Empire [political events] | King Charles IV of Bohemia, King of the Romans, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome, then returns immediately to Bohemia. | | 1 May 1355 | Genoa, Venice, Italy [diplomacy] | Genoa and Venice make peace. |
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