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Jan 1, 1100
Conquer of Temujin
Temujin, a very powerful khan, began to unite the Mongol clans of the time and conquer his opponents. -
Jan 1, 1200
Mongols appear
The Mongols, a nomadic people, burst from Central Asia. Would later create the largest empire in the world and conquer China. -
Jan 1, 1206
Universal Ruler
Accepting the title 'Genghis Khan,' Temujin succeeded in his efforts. -
Jan 1, 1215
Kublai Khan is born
Kublai Khan is born. -
Jan 1, 1227
Genghis Khan dies
Genghis Khan dies. -
Jan 1, 1235
Conquest of China
Kublai Khan began his conquest of China. -
Jan 1, 1236
Batu's army
Batu, grandson of Jenghiz Khan, decided to take over Russia with the Golden Horde. -
Jan 1, 1260
Kublai Khan
The Mongol empire accepted a new Great Khan, Kublai Khan. -
Jan 1, 1279
Song defeated
The final Song ruler is defeated. -
Jan 1, 1294
Kublai dies
Kublai Khan dies and many wanted to take throne, whose struggles weakened the empire. -
Jan 1, 1295
Marco's return
Returning home, Marco Polo and his father head to Venice. -
Jan 1, 1300
Black Death
The Black Death spread from Asia to Europe and the Middle East. It eliminated most of Europe. -
Jan 1, 1368
Chinese rebellions
A rebel army defeated the Mongol powers. Ming dynasty created. -
Jan 1, 1398
Death of Hongwu
Hongwu dies, and his son Yonglo takes over. -
Jan 1, 1400
Forbidden City
Yongolo, Hongwu's son, took power and in the middle of Beijing he built a city complex and entrance was forbidden, hence the name. -
Jan 1, 1405
300 Ships
A Chinese Muslim admiral, Zheng He, showed China's power by leading 300 trading ships around the Indian Ocean and to Africa. They presented gifts from China and leaders of the area would send thank you's back to the emporer. -
Jan 1, 1433
Oversea voyages
Oversea voyages from China were ended by a new emporer becuase they were to expensive and the resources were argued that they could be put to better use. -
Jan 1, 1500
Crop increase
Crops such as corn and sweet potatoes came from America which added to farm output. -
Jan 1, 1500
Ming decline
The Ming Dynasty started to decline in the late 1500's. -
Jan 1, 1500
Missioaries come to China
Christian missionaries and European traders was one reason for the emporer of China's decision to isolate China from the rest of the world to "preserve" China's old traditions, values, and religion. -
Matteo Ricci
An Italian Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci, was a European who learned Chinese to be accepted into China. He later entered the Ming court and introduced European science and math. -
Decline of Ming effects families
Crops failing + increased taxes = famine and hardships on family, it also brought rebellions. -
The birth of the Qing dynasty
Manchu saw that the Ming dynasty was weakening and captured the capital. The emporer commited suicide to avoid capture, and the Manchu named their new dynasty Qing. -
Kangxi rules the Qing dynasty
Kangxi lowered taxes for the lower-classes and brought the empire into sections of Central Asia. He supported the arts and he eagerly learned from the Europeans about their new inventions. -
China's greatest novel
Cao Zhan, a Qing writer, wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber.' It describes a rich family's dcline. -
Qianglong rules the Qing dynasty
Qianglong, Kangxi's grandson, rules and brought the empire to the largest it would ever be by taking Tibet, Mongolia, and Taiwan. -
Population boom
The population grew to 300+ million people under Qing rule. The economy was prosporous as well from markets, both foreign and domestic, and improved transportation. -
Kangxi's rule ends
Kangxi stops ruling the Qing dynasty; followed by his grandson, Qianong. -
Macartney
Lord George Macartney came from Britian to China to talk about expanding trade. They were furious with his products, and demanded he knelt in front of the emporer. He reused, and they sent him on his way. -
Qing dynasty falls
The Qing dynasty ends, ending two thousand years of Chinese feudal monarchy.
