1356

	1356 in topic:
	Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture –
	Art – Literature – Music – Science
	Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors
	Category: Establishments – Disestablishments
	Births – Deaths – Works v • d • e

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1320s 1330s 1340s – 1350s – 1360s 1370s 1380s
Years:	1353 1354 1355 – 1356 – 1357 1358 1359

Year 1356 (MCCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

[edit] Events of 1356

January 20 – Edward Balliol surrenders his title as King of Scotland to Edward III of England.
September 19 – Battle of Poitiers: The English, commanded by the Black Prince, defeat the French in the Hundred Years' War, capturing the King John II of France in the process.
October 18 – The Basel earthquake destroys the city of Basel in Switzerland.
December 25 – Emperor Charles IV promulgates the Golden Bull, a sort of medieval constitution for the Holy Roman Empire.
The city of Lwów is granted Magdeburg rights by Casimir III of Poland.
The majority of the Great Pyramid of Giza's limestone casing stones are removed by Bahri Sultan An-Nasir Nasir-ad-Din al-Hasan to build fortresses and mosques in the nearby city of Cairo, leaving the first of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in the step-stone condition in which it remains today.
Burnt Candlemas: Edward III of England burns down every town and village in Lothian, Scotland.
The Hanseatic League, a trading alliance between many cities in northern Europe, is officially founded.
Ghazan II replaces Anusirvan as ruler of the Il-Khanate in Persia.
Zhu Yuanzhang, one of the leaders in the Red Turban Rebellion, captures the city of Nanjing from the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty in China; from then on it becomes his base of power and the capital of a new dynasty he will establish in 1368, the Ming Dynasty.