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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Exploration Timespan.
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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He takes first voyage
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Jan 1, 1419
Prince Henry founds navigation school.
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Jan 1, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Jan 1, 1511
In 1511 Afonso de Albuquerque conquered Malacca
In 1511 Afonso de Albuquerque conquered Malacca to Portugal,. then the center of Asian trade. -
Tokugawa shoguns rule Japan.
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Dutch open trade with Java.
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Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China.
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Britain seeks to trade with China