1418 CE

At Srinagar, in what is now India, Zayn al-Abidin, already the vizier (Wazir) of the Kashmir Sultanate, is crowned as the new Sultan after he overthrows his older brother, the Sultan Ali Shah Miri. John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy captures Paris during the Hundred Years War. Commissioned by the Sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh of Egypt and supervised by the Shaykh's Emir Abu Bakr al-Yaghmuri, the rebuilding of the Ibn Uthman Mosque begins in Gaza City. The Mosque will be completed in 1431 but will be destroyed almost 600 years later in 2024 by an airstrike from the State of Israel.

In the 1410s, the 15th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • April 15 – The delegates from France and Germany sign the Concordats.source
  • July 12 – England approves and signs the Concordats of Constance.source
  • August 10 – King Taejong, ruler of the kingdom of Joseon that encompasses most of Korea, agrees to abdicate his throne in order for his son Prince Yi Do to become the new monarch. Taejong then becomes the King Emeritus (Sangwang).source
  • October 2 – Sim On is appointed as the new Chief State Councillor of Korea (Yeonguijeong) by the new monarch, King Sejong, but is only in power for three months before being arrested and subsequently executed.source
  • October 30 – The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice sign a treaty of commerce.source
  • November 21 – Brandenburg–Pomeranian conflict: In Germany, the Treaty of Ueckermünde is signed by the Dukes of Pomerania-Stettin (Otto II and Casimir V) with the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Albert V), Mecklenburg-Werle (Lord Christopher) and Mecklenburg-Stargard (John III) to ally against the Electorate of Brandenburg, ruled by the House of Hohenzollern elector Friedrich Isource
  • Unknown – The Garde Écossaise, the French monarchy's bodyguards, are formed by Charles VII.Francesource

Conflict & Security

  • February 7 – The Lam Sơn uprising in Chinese-occupied Vietnam begins during the Tết holiday as a group of 18 men led by Lê Lợi begin a nine year rebellion against Ming dynasty China.source
  • March 24 – Švitrigaila of Lithuania, son of the late Grand Duke Algirdas, is freed after nine years imprisonment at Lithuania's Kremenets Castle after a group of 500 soldiers, led by Dashko Ostrogski, storm the castle.source
  • 19 May – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy captures Paris during the Hundred Years War.Francesource
  • May 29 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, captures Paris, forcing King Charles VI to flee from the violence of John's partisans.source
  • June 3 – Because of the rebellion of his son, Grand Prince Yangnyeong (Yi Che), King Taejong of Korea permanently disowns Yangnyeong as heir to the throne.source
  • July 29 – The Army of England, led by King Henry V, begins the siege of Rouen, the capital of Normandy in France. The siege lasts almost six months before the Burgundian French defenders surrendersource
  • 29 July – The English under Henry V commence the siege of Rouen in Normandy.Francesource
  • August 21 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: The massacre of the Armagnacs ends in Paris after as many as 5,000 people have been killed in retaliation for the assassination of John the Fearless.source
  • December 28 – The Dauphin Charles, crown prince of France, reclaims the city of Tours from the Burgundians after a month-long siege.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • December 30 – The Ming Chinese explorers, commanded by Admiral Zheng He, arrive in Yemen to open trade with the Arab kingdom, and the admiral is brought to the court of the Emir Al Malik al Nasir. The Chinese stay until January 27.source
  • João Gonçalves Zarco leads one of the first Portuguese expeditions to the Madeira Islands.source

Religion & Belief

  • March 21 – The Concordats of Constance are approved by the Council of Constance for signing by the various parties.source
  • April 22 – The Council of Constance ends.source
  • May 13 – Spain approves and signs the Concordats of Constance.source
  • September 13 – Commissioned by the Sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh of Egypt and supervised by the Shaykh's Emir Abu Bakr al-Yaghmuri, the rebuilding of the Ibn Uthman Mosque begins in Gaza City. The Mosque will be completed in 1431 but will be destroyed almost 600 years later in 2024 by an airstrike from the State of Israel.source

Culture & Society

  • February 20 – At Srinagar, in what is now India, Zayn al-Abidin, already the vizier (Wazir) of the Kashmir Sultanate, is crowned as the new Sultan after he overthrows his older brother, the Sultan Ali Shah Miri.source
  • July 8 – Chungnyeong is named by his father, King Taejong of Korea, as the new heir to the throne as Grand Prince, replacing Yangnyeong.source
  • August 23 – Beatrice Lascaris di Tenda, Duchess of Milan as the wife of the Duke Filippo Maria Visconti, is secretly arrested for adultery and removed from the walled city of Milan while its gates are locked. On her husband's orders, she is transferred to the Castello Visconteo in nearby Binasco, where she, two of her maidens, and her lover, the troubadour Michele Orombelli, are tortured. Beatrice is beheaded on September 13, and her three accomplices are put to death on the same day.source
  • September 18 – Prince Yi Do, son of Korea's King Emeritus Taejong, is enthroned as King Sejong, and will make major reforms during his reign of more than 30 years.source
  • James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond deprived Thomas FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Desmond of his earldom and dispossess him for marrying far below his station. Catherine was the daughter of one of Thomas's dependants, William MacCormac, known as "the Monk of Feale." The marriage between a man of Norman ancestry and a woman of Gaelic blood was in violation of the Statutes of Kilkenny.Irelandsource
  • The Great Book of Lecan is completed at Enniscrone. (Started in 1397).Irelandsource

Births

  • January 9 – Juan Ramón Folch III de Cardona, Aragonese admiral (died 1485)source
  • March 14 – Philip II, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (1429–1492) (died 1492)source
  • April 20 – Earl David of Rookwoodsource
  • May 16 – John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (died 1458)source
  • August 5 – Malatesta Novello, Italian condottiero (died 1465)source
  • September 24 – Anne of Cyprus, Italian noble (died 1462)source
  • November 2 – Gaspare Nadi, Italian builder famous for his diary (diario) (died 1504)source
  • November 20 – Robert de Morley, 6th Baron Morley, Lord of Morley Saint Botolph (died 1442)source
  • December 8 – Queen Jeonghui, Queen consort of Korea (died 1483)source
  • December 12 – Archduke Albert VI of Austria (died 1463)source
  • date unknown – Peter II, Duke of Brittany (died 1457)source
  • Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual (died 1466)source
  • Unknown – Philippe de Crèvecœur d'Esquerdes, Marshal of France (died 1494)Francesource
  • Unknown – Peter II, Duke of Brittany, ruler of the Duchy of Brittany (died 1457)Francesource
  • James Ormonde, Lord Treasurer of Ireland, Earl of OrmondeIrelandsource

Deaths

  • January 31 – Mircea I, Prince of Wallachia (now part of southern Romania), dies after a reign of 21 years and is succeeded by his son, Mihail I.source
  • January 31 – Mircea I of Wallachia, ruler of Wallachia (born 1355)source
  • March 22 – Dietrich of Nieheim, German historiansource
  • 22 March – Nicolas Flamel, writer (born 1340)Francesource
  • 29 May – Henry of Marle, courtierFrancesource
  • June 2 – Katherine of Lancaster, queen of Henry III of Castilesource
  • June 12 – Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, is assassinated by the Burgundian followers of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and a massacre of suspected Armagnacs begins, with more than 1,000 and perhaps as many as 5,000 civilians killed.source
  • June 12 – Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (born 1360)source
  • 12 June – Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (born 1360)Francesource
  • November 25 – Henry Beaufort, 2nd Earl of Somerset (born 1401)source
  • December 11 – Louis of Piedmont (born 1364)source
  • Ixtlilxochitl I, ruler of the Mesoamerican city-state of Texcoco, and ally of the Aztecs.source
  • Foelke Kampana, Frisian lady and regent (born 1355)source
  • Gilla Isa Mor mac Donnchadh MacFhirbhisigh, historian, scribe and poet.Irelandsource