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1367| 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. | | 1367 | China [revolution] | Chu Yüan-chang, having defeated rival rebel leaders, takes Beijing, China, and expels Toghan Temur, the last Yüan (Mongol) emperor. Chu Yüan-chang, under the name Hung-wu, founds the Ming Dynasty, establishing his capital at Nanjing. | | 18 January 1367 | Portugal [political events] | King Pedro I of Portugal dies and is succeeded by his son Ferdinand I. | | 3 April 1367 | Spain, England, France [wars] | Edward, Prince of Wales, the Black Prince, son of King Edward III of England, invades Castile on behalf of the usurped King Pedro I and defeats King Henry of Castile, capturing his French ally Bertrand du Guesclin at Nájera, Spain. Illness subsequently forces him to withdraw and new rebellions break out against King Pedro I. |
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