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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Northern Eurasia
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Jan 17, 1543
Ivan IV was Crowned Czar
Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, was the first person crowned Czar of Russia. He was responsible for conquering multiple khanate regions and morphing Russia into a vast and diverse nation. While he was responsible for a lot of national growth, he was known to struggle with his temper and mental illnesses. -
Jan 1, 1573
Fall of Ashikaga Shogunate
In 1573, the Ashikaga family were driven out of Kyoto Japan. Oda Nobunaga, the Japanese General that rebelled against the Ashikaga, burned down most of Kyoto in order to oust government leaders. The shogun Yoshitaki eventually abdicted himself as shogun in 1588. -
Twenty Six Martyrs Incident
Japanese Emperor Toyotomi Hideyoshi called for a national ban of Chrisianity in Japan. This lead to twenty six Catholics to be crucified in Nagasaki. Christianity became a hidden religion among Japanese for fear of being persecuted if practiced in public. -
Ming Empire Ended
A mutiny was instigated by peasant soldier Li Zicheng. Zicheng led a revolt after the Ming government failed to ship supplies to him and his troops. Unable to fight off both the Manchus and angry peasants, Zicheng captured Beijing on May 26, 1644 -
Singing of Treaty of Nerchinsk
The Treaty of Nerchinsk was an agreement between China and Russia over land ownership. While the Russians were forced to give up land north of the Amur River, they were allowed to keep the area between the Argun River and Lake Baikal. This agreement led the Chinese to recognize the Russian Empire as a firece and influential ally. -
Great Northern War
The Russian empire waged war with the Swedish Empire in Northern and Eastern Europe. Russians made an alliance with Denmark-Norway, Saxony, and Poland. Conflict ended with Sweden losing the Baltic Sea and Russia became in contact with the rest of Europe. -
47 Ronin Incident
This is one of the most famous stories in Japan's history. 47 samurai are left masterless after their master committed suicide after assaulting a court official. The ronin got their revenged, but they committed suicide after murdering the court official. -
Saint Petersberg Founded
Czar Peter the great founded the city of Saint Petersburg in 1703. During his reign, the Russian emperor would later make the city the captial of Russia. Saint Petersburg is the main place where Russians could see that Peter the Great was influenced by Western Europe -
Catherine the Great Came to Lower
Catherine the Great became empress of Russia after her husband Peter III was murdered. She was the longest ruling female ruler in Russian history, ruling until her death in 1792. Under her reign, Russia expanded it's territory south of the Baltic Sea and west of Poland, and continued to Westernize Russian culture. -
Pugachev's Rebellion
In 1773, the Pugachev's rebellion began as an insurrection of the Yaik Cossacks. The rebel leader, Yemelyan Pugachev, was an angry. Russian lieutenant who was tired of the Russians ongoing conflict with the Ottoman Empire. While Pugachev's forces had success in the initial part of the war, the Russians crushed the rebellion and Pugachev's was executed in 1775.
