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{{C14 year in topic}}Year '''1398''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCCCXCVIII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[Trần Thuận Tông]] is forced to abdicate as ruler of the [[Trần dynasty]] in modern-day [[Vietnam]], in favour of his three-year-old son [[Trần Thiếu Đế]].
* [[April]]&ndash;[[May]] &ndash; The [[Bosnia (region)|Bosnia]]n nobility dethrone Queen [[Helen of Bosnia|Helen]] and replace her with [[Stephen (honorific)|Stephen]] [[Ostoja of Bosnia|Ostoja]].
* [[June 25]] &ndash; [[Jianwen Emperor|Jianwen]] succeeds his grandfather, [[Hongwu Emperor|Hongwu]], as [[Table of Chinese monarchs|Emperor]] of [[Ming dynasty]] [[China]].
* [[July]] &ndash; The [[Stecknitz Canal]] is completed between the rivers [[Elbe]] and [[Trave]] (at [[Lübeck]]) in modern-day north [[Germany]], one of the earliest navigable [[summit level canal]]s in the world.
* [[September]] 
**King [[Richard II of England]] exiles his cousin Henry Bolingbroke (the future [[Henry IV of England]]) for 10 years, in order to end Henry's feud with [[Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk]], who is also exiled.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/richard_ii_king.shtml BBC History - Historic Figures - King Richard II]. Accessed 1 May 2013</ref>
**As [[France]] withdraws its support for [[Avignon Pope Benedict XIII|Antipope Benedict XIII]], an army led by [[Geoffrey Boucicaut]] occupies [[Avignon]], and starts a five-year siege of the [[Palais des Papes|papal palace]].
* [[October 12]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Salynas]] is signed by [[Vytautas]], [[Grand Duke of Lithuania]], and Konrad von Jungingen, [[Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights]], in an attempt to cede [[Samogitia]] to the Knights.
* [[October 14]] &ndash; King [[Taejo of Joseon]] abdicates the throne of the [[Joseon dynasty]] in modern-day [[Korea]], following the murder of his heir Yi Bangsuk, during a coup by Yi's older half-brother, [[Taejong of Joseon|Yi Bang-won]], in The First Strife Of Princes. Taejo's eldest son [[Jeongjong of Joseon|Jeongjong]] succeeds to the throne.
* [[November 11]] &ndash; [[Janus of Cyprus|Janus]] succeeds his father, [[James I of Cyprus|James I]], as King of [[Cyprus]] and claimant to the throne of [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenian Cilicia]].
* [[December 17]] &ndash; [[Timur]] defeats the last ruler of the [[Delhi Sultanate]], which has been weakened after four years of civil war. Following his victory, Timur's [[Islamic]] troops sack the city of [[Delhi]], and proceed to massacre hundreds of thousands of the state's [[Hindu]] inhabitants.

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* The [[Teutonic Knights]] recommence their raids of [[Lithuania]].
* The Teutonic Knights conquer the island of [[Gotland]], near [[Sweden]], which has previously been run by the piratical [[Victual Brothers]].
* [[Martin of Aragon]] launches a crusade against the [[Moors]] in [[North Africa]].
* The [[Kingdom of Singapura]] falls, after being invaded by the [[Majapahit]] Empire.
* Abdullah succeeds Abu Amir as ruler of the [[Marinid dynasty]] in modern-day [[Morocco]].
* [[Bunei (Ryukyu)|Bunei]] succeeds his father, [[Satto]], as King of [[Chūzan]] (modern-day central [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]], [[Japan]]).
* [[Glendalough]] [[monastery]] in [[Wicklow]], [[Ireland]] is destroyed by [[England|English]] troops.
* [[Ferapontov Monastery]] is founded in modern-day northwest [[Russia]] by [[Therapont of Belozersk]].
* The [[Munmyo]] [[Confucian]] shrine and [[Sungkyunkwan University]] are founded in modern-day [[Seoul]].
* [[Mount Grace Priory]] is established in [[Yorkshire]], [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* According to [[fringe theory|fringe theorists]], the [[Scotland|Scottish]] explorer [[Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]], reaches [[North America]].</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
[[File:Gutenberg.jpg|thumb|110px|right|[[Johannes Gutenberg]]]]
* [[August 19]] &ndash; [[Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana]], Spanish poet (d. [[1458]])
* ''date unknown''
** [[Cecília Rozgonyi]], Hungarian noble and heroine (d. [[1434]])
** [[Spytko III of Melsztyn]], Polish nobleman (d. [[1439]])
** [[Moctezuma I]], second [[Aztec]] emperor (d. [[1469]])
** [[William Waynflete]], English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (d. [[1486]])
** [[Johannes Gutenberg]], German inventor of the [[printing press]]
** [[Tlacaélel]], Aztec warrior, thinker, high priest and noble for the [[Mexica]] Empire (d. [[1487]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Rupert II, Elector Palatine]] (b. [[1325]])
* [[January 31]] &ndash; Former [[Emperor Sukō]] of [[Japan]] (b. [[1334]])
* [[June 24]] &ndash; [[Hongwu Emperor]] of China (b. [[1328]])
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March]], heir to the throne of England (b. [[1374]])
* July/August (uncertain) &ndash; [[Kadi Burhan al-Din]], poet, [[qadi|kadi]], and ruler of [[Sivas]] (b. [[1345]])<ref>{{EI2 | volume = 1 | title = Burhãn al-Dīn | last = Rypka | first = Jan|authorlink=Jan Rypka | pages = 1327–1328 | doi=10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_1543}}</ref> 
* [[September 9]] &ndash; [[James I of Cyprus]] (b. [[1334]])
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France]] (b. [[1333]])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; [[Chŏng Tojŏn]], Korean philosopher

== References ==
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