China / Japan By reed969 300 Yayoi people organize in Japan 400 Yamato control Japan 590 Grand Canal links northern and southern China 604 Prince Shotoku writes Japanese constitution 631 Taika reforms in japan 690 Empress Wu begins rule over China 898 Chinese made the earliest known printed books in china 1150 Chinese create perfect magnetic compass 1211 Genghis Khan invades Northern China 1260 Kublai Khan rules Mongol empire 1421 Emperor Yong Le builds the imperial city 1644 Manchus conquer Ming dynasty
