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Jan 1, 1456
Gutenberg’s Bible
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Jan 1, 1467
Civil War Erupts in Japan
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Jan 1, 1526
Mughal Empire Founded
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Jan 1, 1556
Earthquake in Shaanxi, China kills approximately 830,000
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Jan 1, 1573
Mongolia begins conversion to Buddhism
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Invention of the Kite
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Japan (Hideyoshi) invaded Korea
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Japan (Hideyoshi) Driven Out of Korea
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Chinese Empire becomes largest in the world
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Famine in Russia kills 2 million
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Tokugawa Shogunate founded
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First Manchurian Invasion of Korea Begins
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Ming Dynasty falls, Qing Dynasty rises
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Russian–Manchu border conflicts
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Kangxi emperor comes to power
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Russia and China sign border treaty
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Yongjo becomes king of Korea
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Yongzheng emperor comes to power, enacts fiscal reforms
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Qianlong emperor comes to power
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East India Company rules much of India