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1372| 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. | | 3 March 1372 | Castile, Spain, England, Portugal [wars] | John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, claims the throne of Castile on his standing as the son-in-law of King Pedro I of Castile. King Henry II of Castile besieges Lisbon, Portugal, in order to compel King Ferdinand I of Portugal to abandon his alliance with John of Gaunt. | | 23 June 1372 | France, Castile, Spain, England [Hundred Years War (1337–1453)] | In a naval battle off the coast of La Rochelle, France, King Henry II of Castile, as the ally of France, destroys an English fleet bringing John Hastings, Earl of Pembroke and lieutenant of King Edward III of England, to Gascony, France. |
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