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550
Buddhism spreads from China to Japan
Buddhism has had a major influence on the developement of japanese society and remains an influencial aspect of the culture to this day. During Emporer Vomei's regency japanese missions were dispatched to china. Buddhism originated in India and swept across Asia in just 1000 years. It came last to Japan. -
Period: 550 to Dec 31, 1400
Events in Asia
This timeline will have ten events that happened in Asia from 550-1400. -
Jan 1, 1094
World's first paper money printed in China
Paper bills were first used by the Chinese, who started carrying folding money during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907). They used it for more than 500 years before the practice began to catch on in Europe in the 17th century. Paper money lost its value and inflation soared. As a result, China eliminated paper money entirely in 1455 until serveral years later. -
Jan 1, 1279
Mongols take over China and found the Yuan Dynasty
The Mongol invasion of China spanned six decades in the 13th century. The Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan started the conquest with small-scale raids into Western Xia in 1205 and 1207. By 1279, the Mongol leader Kublai Khan had established the Yuan dynasty in China and crushed the last Song resistance. -
Jan 1, 1299
The Ottoman Empire rises above the weakened Byzantine Empire
The rise of the Ottomans correlates with the decline of the Byzantine Empire, which generated the shift in power from a singular Christian European society to an Islamic influence. The beginning of this period was characterized by the Byzantine-Ottoman wars which lasted for a century and a half. During this period, the Ottoman Empire gained control of both Anatolia and the Balkans. -
Jan 1, 1368
Reconstruction of The Great Wall of China
In 1368 The Great Wall of China was reconstucted by than Han's, the Northern Qi, the Sui, and the Ming. It was rebuilt as one great wall to keep all the nomads near the boarder out. -
Jan 1, 1370
Timur conquers West, South and Central Asia
He conquered West, South, and Central Asia and founded the Timurid Dynasty. Timur envisioned the restoration of the Mongol Empire of Genghis Khan. By the end of his reign, Timur had also gained complete control over all the remnants of the Chagatai Khanate, Ilkhanate, Golden Horde and even attempted to restore the Yuan dynasty -
Jan 1, 1392
Choson Dynasty begins in Korea
The Choson Dynasty was the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty (1392–1910) of Korea. Founded by Gen. Yi Sŏng-gye, who established the capital at Hanyang, the kingdom was named Chosŏn for the state of the same name that had dominated the Korean peninsula in ancient times. The regime is also frequently referred to as the Yi dynasty, for its ruling family. -
Tang Dynasty begins a classical age in China
In 618 the Sui and Tang dynasties turned away from the more feudal culture in favor of staunch civil confucianism. The 6th century BCE was an amazing time of philosophical growth for ancient China. During this time the two most influentual spiritual leaders native to China, Confucius and Lao-tzu, are thought to have lived and taught. The fascination of both the Eastern and Western worlds with these two legendary figures and the philosophies that they created remains strong. -
Heian period begins a golden age in Japan
Heian Period Japan is known as the Golden Age of Japanese history because of the major import and further development of Chinese ideas in art, architecture, literature, and ritual that occurred at this time and led to a new and ultimately unique Japanese culture. The political structure provided extended peace allowing for the growth of a leisure class of nobles. These nobles had the time and the resources to establish this new Japanese culture. -
Kingdoms of Vietnam gain independence from China
Vietnam was a part of Imperial China for over a millennium. The vietnamese became independent from Imperial China in AD 939, following the Vietnamese victory in the Battle of the Bach Dang River. Successive Vietnamese royal dynasties flourished as the nation expanded geographically and politically into Southeast Asia.
