China/Japan timeline By kendall0907 300 BCE Yayoi brings farming to Japan pg.220 500 Yamato clan rules Japan pg.221 500 Shinto was founded pg.222 590 Grand Canal linked northern and southern China pg.176 600 Prince Shotoku ruled Japan pg.222 700 Japanese Emperors built Nara, a new capital city pg.223 898 Earliest known book printed in China pg.176 1100 Most noble families now owned samurai to protect them. pg.225 1150 Chinese perfect magnetic compass pg.177 1211 Genghis Khan invades northern China pg.177 1260 Kublai Khan rules Mongol Empire pg.177 1421 Emperor Yong Le builds the Imperial City pg.177
