1361

Events

March 17 – An-Nasir Hasan, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, is killed by one of his own mamluks, Yalbugha al-Umari, who, with the senior Mamluk emirs, has al-Mansur Muhammad installed as the new sultan.<ref>Bauden, Frédéric. "The Qalawunids: A Pedigree" http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/qalawunids/qalawunid-pedigree.pdf (PDF). University of Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-21.</ref>
April 13 – The University of Pavia is founded, on the Italian Peninsula.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>
May 1 – King Magnus IV Eriksson warns the inhabitants of Visby in a letter, of an upcoming Danish invasion.
July 27 – Battle of Visby: King Valdemar IV of Denmark conquers the city of Visby by defeating the defending Gutnish country yeomen, and takes Gotland.<ref>Lihammer, Anna (2011). ”Slaget om Visby”. Arkeologiska upptäckter i Sverige. Lund: Historiska Media ISBN 978-91-85873-96-8</ref>
October 10 – Edward, the Black Prince marries Joan of Kent at Windsor Castle.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In the Marinid Empire in modern-day Morocco, Abu Salim Ibrahim is overthrown by Abu Umar, who is in turn overthrown by Abu Zayyan.
Great Troubles: the Blue Horde descends into anarchy. Between 1361 and 1378, over 20 khans succeed each other in different parts of the Blue Horde's territory.
Chinese rebels capture the Goryeo capital.
The earliest known musical keyboard instrument is built, with the layout of black and white keys that becomes standard.<ref>
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Keyboards of Nicholas Faber's organ for Halberstadt, built in 1361 and enlarged 1495. The illustration is from Praetorius' Syntagma Musicum (1619). At the top is the earliest example of the "seven plus five" layout. The bottom two illustrate the earlier "eight plus four" arrangement
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