1407
Ôei 14 (応永十四年)
Timeline of 1407
Other Events of 1407
- A tally trade mission sent by the Ashikaga shogunate arrives in China.
- A mission from Ming China to the Ashikaga shogunate thanks the shogunate for repatriating Chinese captives.
- The Yongle Emperor commands 2,000 literati to compile a massive Chinese encyclopedia, which then becomes known as the Yongle Dadain ("Yongle Encyclopedia").
- Zheng He's forces decimate a community of overseas Chinese in Sumatra who refuse to acknowledge loyalty or submission to the Ming Dynasty.
Births and Deaths
- Ashikaga Yoshikazu is born (d. 1429).
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