1358
Year 1358 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- January 10 - Muhammad II as Said becomes ruler of the Marinid dynasty in modern-day Morocco after the assassination of Abu Inan Faris.
- February 11 - Mohammed Shah I becomes Bahmani Sultan of Deccan after the death of Sultan Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah.
- February 18 - Treaty of Zadar, between Louis I of Hungary/Croatia (1102–1526)|Croatia] and the Republic of Venice: The Venetians lose influence over their former Dalmatian holdings.
- March 16 - King Haakon VI of Norway designates the city of Skien as a city with trading privileges, making it the sixth town with city status in Norway.
- May 28 - Hundred Years' War: The Jacquerie - A peasant rebellion begins in France, which consumes the Beauvais, and allies with Étienne Marcel's seizure of Paris.
- June 27 - The Republic of Ragusa is founded, after being freed from the Republic of Venice.
- July 10 - Battle of Mello: The Jacquerie rebellion is defeated by a coalition of nobles, led by Charles II of Navarre.
Date unknown
- Mubariz al-Din Muhammad, leader of the Arab Muzaffarid tribe, expels the Blue Horde from Ilkhanate territory in Persia. The Muzaffarid then release control of the Il-Khanate, after being marched on by the Mongol Jalayirid tribe, ruled by Shaikh Uvais. Shaikh Uvais becomes the new Il-Khan. The Ilkhanate is effectively now disbanded, and replaced by the Jalayirid dynasty of Persia.
- Shah Shuja overthrows his father, Mubarazuddin Muhammad, as leader of the Muzaffarid tribe.
- Estimation: Nanjing in Yuan China becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Hangzhou in Yuan China.
Births
- February 20 - Eleanor of Aragon, queen of John I of Castile
- August 24 - King John I of Castile
- September 25 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun
- date unknown
- * Ide Pedersdatter Falk, Danish noblewoman
- * Anne of Auvergne, Sovereign Dauphine of Auvergne and Countess of Forez
Deaths
- January 6 - Gertrude [van der Oosten], Dutch beguine
- January 10 - Abu Inan Faris, Marinid ruler of Morocco
- February 11 - Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, first Bahmani Sultan of Deccan
- June 7 - Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese shōgun
- c. June - Guillaume Cale, French peasant revolutionary
- July 31 - Étienne Marcel, Provost of the merchants of Paris
- August 16 - Albert II, Duke of Austria
- August 22 - Isabella of France, queen consort of Edward II of England
- November - Gregory of Rimini, Italian philosopher
- December 29 - Niels Bugge, Danish magnate and rebel leader
- date unknown - Brian MacCathmhaoil, Irish Bishop of Clogher