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| 1333 |
| | | The long reign of Casimir III, known as the Great, is a time of prosperity and achievement in Poland | |
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| c. 1336 |
| | | A Hindu empire in southern India is established with its capital at Vijayanagara, meaning 'city of victory' | |
|  | Hampi, ancient capital of Vijayanagara
Photograph Josceline Dimbleby
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| 1337 |
| | | Philip VI of France confiscates Guienne, a fief belonging to Edward III of England - whose response begins the Hundred Years' War | |
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| 1338 |
| | | A new dynasty, the Ashikaga shogunate, comes into power after a member of the family, Takauji, wins a civil war | |
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| 1338 |
| | | The first Dalai Lama dies in 1338 and is discovered to have been reincarnated in a boy born in 1340 | |
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| c. 1340 |
| | | The Doge's Palace, begun in its present form in this year, is only one of the spectacular beauties of Venetian Gothic | |
|  | Doge's Palace
Fotofile CG
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| 1340 |
| | | Edward III, in Ghent, publicly assumes the title and the arms of the king of France | |
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| c. 1340 |
| | | William of Ockham advocates paring down arguments to their essentials, an approach later known as Ockham's Razor | |
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| 1341 |
| | | A laurel wreath is placed on the brow of Petrarch in Rome, in a renewal of interest in the classical world | |
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| 1345 |
| | | The bridge now known as Ponte Vecchio is constructed in Florence (replacing an older old bridge) | |
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