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World History Timeline - 1360
Orkhan , leader of the Ottoman Turks, dies in 1360. His son, Murad I, succeeds him and extends Ottoman power throughout what is now Turkey and the Balkan peninsula.
A second wave of the Black Death ravages Europe in 1361, though less severely than in 1348.
After a group of colonists fail to reach Greenland, Norse King Magnus VII Ericson sends out an equally unsuccessful search party to find them in 1362. This expedition may have crossed the Atlantic Ocean and entered Hudson Bay.
By 1362, English becomes the language of pleading and judgement in England's law courts, but French is still used in legal documents.
The Palace of the Popes in Avignon, France, is finished in 1362 after almost 30 years of work.
King John II of France dies in England, still a prisoner, in 1364. His remains are returned to France and his son, who will rule as Charles V, succeeds him.
Europeans eat their main meal at approximately 9:00 a.m.
Qu Yuanzhang founds China's Ming Dynasty in 1368. The Dynasty, which will last until 1644, begins a period of increased nationalism in China, as Qu, who rules as Hung-wu, continues to drive the Mongols from various parts of China.
Tamerlane (a.k.a. Timur the Lame and Tamburlaine), a descendant of Genghis Khan, becomes leader of Samarkand (located in modern-day Turkestan) in 1369. He later develops an army that will enjoy many conquests.
Chinese Ming armies force Korea to submit to their rule in 1369.
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