In 1300, Amsterdam's population was around 1,000 people.[89] While many towns in Holland experienced population decline during the 15th and 16th centuries, Amsterdam's population grew,[90] mainly due to the rise of the profitable Baltic maritime trade especially in grain after the Burgundian victory in the Dutch–Hanseatic War in 1441.[91] The population of Amsterdam was only modest compared to the towns and cities of Flanders and Brabant, which comprised the most urbanized area of the Low Countries.