East Asia: 1450-1750 By HaleyKersten00 Jan 1, 1456 Gutenberg’s Bible The first printed book. Jan 1, 1467 Civil War Erupts in Japan Country split amongst feudal lords. Jan 1, 1526 Mughal Empire Founded Jan 1, 1556 Earthquake in Shaanxi, China kills approximately 830,000 Jan 1, 1573 Mongolia begins conversion to Buddhism Jan 1, 1589 Invention of the Kite Jan 1, 1592 Japan (Hideyoshi) invaded Korea Jan 1, 1598 Japan (Hideyoshi) Driven Out of Korea Jan 1, 1600 Chinese Empire becomes largest in the world Jan 1, 1601 Famine in Russia kills 2 million Jan 1, 1603 Tokugawa Shogunate founded Dec 24, 1627 First Manchurian Invasion of Korea Begins It began because the Koreans support the Ming. Jan 1, 1644 Ming Dynasty falls, Qing Dynasty rises Period: Jan 1, 1652 to Jan 1, 1689 Russian–Manchu border conflicts Jan 1, 1661 Kangxi emperor comes to power Jan 1, 1689 Russia and China sign border treaty Jan 1, 1694 Yongjo becomes king of Korea Jan 1, 1722 Yongzheng emperor comes to power, enacts fiscal reforms Jan 1, 1735 Qianlong emperor comes to power Jan 1, 1757 East India Company rules much of India