1338

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	13th century – 14th century – 15th century
Decades:	1300s 1310s 1320s – 1330s – 1340s 1350s 1360s
Years:	1335 1336 1337 – 1338 – 1339 1340 1341

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1338 (MCCCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1338th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 338th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 14th century, and the 9th year of the 1330s decade. As of the start of 1338, the Gregorian calendar was 8 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

Hundred Years' War: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor appoints Edward III of England as a vicar-general of the Holy Roman Empire. Louis supports Edward's claim to the French throne under the terms of the Treaty of Koblenz.
Philip VI of France besieges Guienne in Southwest France and his navy attacks Portsmouth in England.
Ashikaga Takauji granted title of Shogun by the emperor of Japan.
Nicomedia is captured by the Ottoman Empire.

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