Cas history

Early Modern Period

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  • Jan 1, 1368

    Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims Ming dynasty

    Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims Ming dynasty
  • Jan 1, 1434

    Portuguese exploration of west African coast [1434]

    Portuguese exploration of west African coast [1434]
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to Ottomans

    Fall of Constantinople to Ottomans
  • Jan 1, 1462

    Ivan III frees much of Russia from the Mongols

    Ivan III frees much of Russia from the Mongols
  • Jan 1, 1481

    Portuguese fort at El Mina established [1481]

    Portuguese fort at El Mina established [1481]
  • Jan 1, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India

    Vasco da Gama reaches India
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Cabral lands in Brazil

    Cabral lands in Brazil
  • Jan 1, 1509

    First Spanish colony on American mainland [1509]

    First Spanish colony on American mainland [1509]
  • Feb 27, 1510

    Portuguese conquest of Goa

    Portuguese conquest of Goa
  • Feb 27, 1510

    Safavid conquest of Persia completed

    Safavid conquest of Persia completed
  • Feb 27, 1514

    Ottoman victory at Battle of Chaldiran

    Ottoman victory at Battle of Chaldiran
  • Feb 27, 1517

    Luther initiates Protestant Reformation

    Luther initiates Protestant Reformation
  • Feb 27, 1526

    Babur’s conquest of India

    Babur’s conquest of India
  • Feb 27, 1533

    Pizarro conquers Cuzco

    Pizarro conquers Cuzco

  • Hideyoshi unifies Japan

    Hideyoshi unifies Japan

  • Tokugawa Shogunate established

    Tokugawa Shogunate established

  • Time of Troubles begins [1604]

    Time of Troubles begins [1604]

  • French settlement in Canada

    French settlement in Canada

  • Election of first Romanov tsar

    Election of first Romanov tsar

  • Dutch East India Company establishes Batavia

    Dutch East India Company establishes Batavia

  • Galileo dies [1642]

    Galileo dies [1642]

  • End of Ming dynasty

    End of Ming dynasty

  • End of Thirty Years War

    End of Thirty Years War

  • Dutch establish colony in southern Africa

    Dutch establish colony in southern Africa

  • Dutch establish colony at Cape of Good Hope

    Dutch establish colony at Cape of Good Hope

  • Beginning of reign of Peter the Great

    Beginning of reign of Peter the Great

  • Glorious Revolution in England

    Glorious Revolution in England

  • Gold discovered in Brazil

    Gold discovered in Brazil

  • Death of Aurangzeb, Mughal decline begins

    Death of Aurangzeb, Mughal decline begins

  • Bourbons recognized as rulers in Spain

    Bourbons recognized as rulers in Spain

  • Kay introduces flying shuttle to weaving

    Kay introduces flying shuttle to weaving

  • Nadir Shah proclaimed sultan of Persia

    Nadir Shah proclaimed sultan of Persia

  • French-British wars in India

    French-British wars in India

  • Pugachev revolt

    Pugachev revolt

  • Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations

    Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations

  • Comunero, Tupac Amaru Revolts

    Comunero, Tupac Amaru Revolts

  • Hreditary status of serfs fixed

    Hreditary status of serfs fixed

  • Reform among Hausa

    Reform among Hausa

  • British seize Cape Colony from Dutch

    British seize Cape Colony from Dutch

  • Death of Shaka

    Death of Shaka

  • British slave trade abolished

    British slave trade abolished