This election, affirming the power of the Premyslid dynasty for the time being, gives opportunity of organizing and solidifying the offices and duties of the Empire. Pope Honorius VI dies of natural causes. A new conclave is held to elect the new Pope. At the suggestion of the Alderman of Lubeck, officers of the Imperial immediacies opens an investigation in the mysterious death of Emperor Wenceslaus.
They haven't made any breakthroughs yet but they feel they are on a good lead. The largest calibre of cannon at this time period is developed in the Byzantine Empire, known as the "Dardanelles gun", or colloquially called the "Ok-Boomer". The forces of Majapahit and Dai Viet are defeated by Demak at the Siege of Bintara, forcing the Sultanate to become effectively independent fort he time being.
This further destabilizes the empire and allows for further development of Muslim states in Indonesia. As the Atlantic Ocean gradually sees more traffic of Spain and Portugal exploring the region around North Africa, there begins several disputes of sovereign waters between various merchant fleets.
Although Cyprus has not completely fallen to the Hafsids, the ongoing Siege of Nicosia results in the kingdom falling into local unrest and chaos. Venice sends as much support as they can to sustain the Crusaders. The Hindustani armies sweeps into southern India to pillage various major cities in Maabar, also known as the Pandyan Kingdom. In Mali the giant forest hog population begins to once more decline, this being due to the big food requirement combined with their nocturnal tendencies and their inability to cope with high temperature and sun exposure.
An earthquake in Egypt destroys what little remains of the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Antonio Vivarini paints the mural Adoration of the Magi. Vecchietta constructs the altarpiece fort he Cathedral of Sienna. Habemus Papum! Of German origin, this takes a sharp turn inward toward imperial politics away from the Crusading ambitions of his predecessor. However, this opens for more controversy in the relationship between a Swiss Pope and a Czech Emperor.
