1360 – 1370s

Events in the 1360s 6

• 1271 – 1368 Yuan Dynasty — Mongol rule under Kublai Khan China conquered by the Mongols — Marco Polo arrives Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, completed the Mongol conquest of China and founded the Yuan dynasty in 1271. The Mongols connected China to the largest contiguous land empire in history, facilitating trade and cultural exchange across Eurasia. Venetian merchant Marco Polo visited Kublai Khan's court around 1275 and his account introduced China's wonders to European readers. The Yuan dynasty was overthrown by Chinese peasant rebel Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368.
• 1291 – 1361 Philippe de Vitry French composer and music theorist Philippe de Vitry was a French composer, poet and bishop whose treatise Ars Nova gave its name to the 14th-century musical style. He was a leading intellectual and musical figure of his era.
• 1320 – 1362 Gherardello da Firenze Italian Trecento composer Gherardello da Firenze was a Florentine composer of the Trecento period whose ballate and madrigals were among the most refined of their era.
• 1360 – 1416 Antonio Zacara da Teramo Italian composer and papal singer Antonio Zacara da Teramo served as a singer at the papal court and composed madrigals, ballate and sacred works of considerable originality and rhythmic complexity.
• 1365 – 1405 Bartolino da Padova Italian Trecento composer Bartolino da Padova was a northern Italian composer whose madrigals and ballate show refined craftsmanship characteristic of the late Trecento.
• 1368 – 1644 Ming Dynasty — the Great Wall and Zheng He's voyages Native Chinese rule restored — isolation and grandeur The Ming dynasty restored native Han Chinese rule and presided over one of China's most prosperous and culturally rich periods. The Forbidden City was built in Beijing (1406–20), the Great Wall was rebuilt in brick and stone to its present form, and Admiral Zheng He led seven enormous naval expeditions across Southeast Asia, India and East Africa (1405–33). China then turned inward, abandoning maritime expansion and eventually falling to the Manchu Qing.