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1410| 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. 1410 | Flanders [art] | The Flemish artists the Limbourg brothers (Pol, Herman, and Jean) complete the illuminations for the book of prayers Les Belles Heures du Duc de Berry/The Beautiful Hours of the Duke of Berry. | | 1410 | England [hunting] | Edward, Duke of York, translates The Master of Game, which is largely an English translation of the French Count Gaston Phoebus' treatise on hunting of 1391 Le Déduits de chasse/The Pleasures of the Hunt (or Le Miroir de Phoebus/The Mirror of Phoebus). | | 15 July 1410 | Poland-Lithuania [wars] | In the Great Northern War, King Wldyslaw Jagiello of Poland and Grand Duke Vitold of Lithuania defeat the Teutonic Knights at Grunwald (Tannenberg). | | 20 September 1410 | Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Hungary [political events] | Following the death of the Holy Roman Emperor Rupert III of Wittelsbach, King Sigismund of Hungary is elected his successor. | | 1 October 1410 | Holy Roman Empire [political events] | Jošt, Margrave of Moravia, is elected Holy Roman Emperor, in competition with King Sigismund of Hungary who has also been elected. |
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