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* Autumn &ndash; Byzantine forces under Andronikos Asen capture the Latin castles of [[Akova Castle|Akova]] and [[Karytaina]]. They secure control over Arcadia and [[Cynuria]] in the [[Peloponnese]].<ref>Topping, Peter (1975). "The Morea, 1311–1364". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). ''A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth  and Fifteenth Centuries'', p. 117. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. {{ISBN|0-299-06670-3}}.</ref>
* [[Battle of Rhodes (1320)|Battle of Rhodes]]: The [[Knights Hospitaller]] defeat an attempt by the Turks of [[Menteshe]] to capture [[Rhodes]]. During the battle, a Turkish invasion fleet (some 80 ships) is destroyed by a smaller Hospitaller-Genoese fleet.<ref>Luttrell, Anthony (1975). "The Hospitallers at Rhodes, 1306–1421". In Setton, Kenneth M.; Hazard, Harry W. (eds.). ''A History of the Crusades, Volume III: The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries'', pp. 288–289. Madison and London: University of Wisconsin Press. {{ISBN|0-299-06670-3}}.</ref>
* The [[Venetian Arsenal]], a dockyard for naval ships, is rebuilt, known as the ''Arsenale Nuovo''.
* [[Henri de Mondeville]], French surgeon and physician, writes ''La Chirurgie'', the first textbook on [[surgery]] by a Frenchmen.
* Approximate date &ndash; Earliest likely date for first permanent settlement of [[New Zealand]] by [[Māori people]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Walters|first1=Richard|last2=Buckley|first2=Hallie|last3=Jacomb|first3=Chris|last4=Matisoo-Smith|first4=Elizabeth|title=Mass Migration and the Polynesian Settlement of New Zealand|journal=Journal of World Prehistory|volume=30|issue=4|pages=351–376|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10963-017-9110-y|doi=10.1007/s10963-017-9110-y|date=2017-10-07|accessdate=2025-03-29|doi-access=free}}</ref>