What is 1444?

1. In 1444, the Hundred Years' War between France and England officially came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Tours.

2. The Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway signed the Treaty of Copenhagen in 1444, which established a military alliance between the two countries.

3. The Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II continued its expansion in the Balkans in 1444, conquering the city of Thessaloniki from the Byzantine Empire.

4. The city of Florence in Italy experienced a period of political unrest in 1444, culminating in the establishment of the Medici family as the de facto rulers of the city.

5. The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania signed the Union of Toruń in 1444, forming a political and military alliance that eventually led to the establishment of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

6. The Chinese explorer Zheng He embarked on his seventh and final voyage in 1444, traveling to the Middle East, East Africa, and Southeast Asia to conduct trade and diplomatic missions on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.

7. In music, the composer Guillaume Dufay was active in 1444, producing works that combined elements of the medieval and Renaissance styles.

8. The year 1444 is also significant in Islamic history as it marks the death of the influential Sufi mystic and poet, Shah Jalal ad-Din al-Mujarrad in present-day Bangladesh.