1488| 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. | | 1486–1494 | Japan [law and government] | Having expelled rampaging feudal armies, leaders of the insurgent Yamashiro Ikki league (in which the gentry have joined with the peasants) meet at Uji, Japan, to formulate a provisional government for the province. | | 1488 | England [ships and shipping] | The flagship of King Henry VII's English navy, the Great Harry, is launched. It is the first four-masted English vessel. | | 1488 | Persia [art] | The Persian miniaturist Kamal al-Din Bihzad illustrates scenes in an edition of the poem Bustan/The Tree-Garden by the 13th-century poet Sa'di. | | January 1488 | Portugal, Africa [exploration] | The Portuguese expedition led by Bartolomeu Dias rounds the Cape of Good Hope and enters the Indian Ocean. | | 5 February - 16 May 1488 | Holy Roman Empire [wars] | Maximilian, King of the Romans, and his court are taken prisoner while trying to garrison the rebellious city of Bruges in Flanders. They are sent to Ghent, Flanders, as hostages, and Maximilian is forced to proclaim his acquiescence to a peace that guarantees the autonomy of the Netherlands ‘Union’. |
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