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Zhang Heng
Zhang Heng completes his star catalogue, documenting 2,500 stars in over 100 constellations, writes a new formula for pi, corrected mistakes in the Chinese calendar, gave reasoning for a spherical moon that reflects light, and noted that lunar eclipse occurred when the earth obstructed the sunlight reaching the moon, while a solar eclipse was the moon's obstruction of sunlight reaching earth. -
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Invention - Hydraulic powered armillary sphere
Zhang Heng invents the first hydraulic-powered armillary sphere, given motive power by a waterwheel and incorporating an inflow water clock, the latter of which he improved by adding a compensating tank between the reservoir and the inflow vessel. -
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Invention - Seismometer
Zhang Heng invents a seismometer device that, with a pendulum and complex set of gears and cranks, is able to discern the cardinal direction of earthquakes by the dropping of bronze balls into wrought toad's mouths indicating the direction. -
166
Roman Embassy reaches china
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220
Han Dynasty ends
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221
The Three Kingdoms period begins
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244
Battle of Xingshi
The Battle of Xingshi was a failed invasion on the state of Shu Han by its rival Cao Wei in 244 during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The battle took place at Mount Xingshi, which is situated north of present-day Yang County, Shaanxi, and is now part of the Changqing National Nature Reserve. -
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Invention - The South Pointing Chariot
Ma Jun invents the south-pointing chariot, a mechanical directional pathfinder that acts like a compass in that it always points south -
265
Western Jin Dynasty begins
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317
Eastern Jin Dynasty
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476
The "fall" of Rome
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477
Oldest known painted depiction of a horse collar
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523
Invention - Songyue Pagoda
Songyue Pagoda is built, the earliest known fully brick pagoda in China, in departure from the fully timber tradition. It still stands at a height of 131ft -
Jan 31, 602
Third Chinese domination of vietnam
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Jan 31, 635
First Christian missionaries arrive in China
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Jan 31, 657
Chinese medicine
Emperor Gaozong commissions the compilation of a large materia medica documenting the use of 833 medicinal drugs. -
Jan 31, 713
Kaiyuan newspaper developed
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Jan 31, 725
Invention - Watered powered celestial globe
Yi Xing invents a water-powered celestial globe featuring an escapement mechanism and striking clock. -
Jan 31, 751
Battle of Talas
This battle marks the beginning of the westward transmission of the ancient Chinese papermaking process -
Jan 31, 1000
Invention - Bituminous Coke blast furnace
Sometime between this year and the end of the century, the Chinese discovered how to use bituminous coke instead of charcoal for blast furnaces in casting iron, sparing thousands of acres of prime timberland from deforestation. -
Jan 31, 1010
Atlas of China
After 39 years in the making, the enormous atlas of China commissioned by the emperor and drawn by a team of scholars under Lu Duosun and Song Zhun is completed in 1556 chapters -
Jan 31, 1068
First use of the drydock in China
Drydock: A large dock in the form of a basin from which the water can be emptied, used for building or repairing a ship below its water line. -
Jan 31, 1078
Chinas cast iron industry
According to research, China was producing on annual average 125,000 tons of cast iron by this year -
Jan 31, 1090
Invention - Belt drive
First known description of the mechanical belt drive. A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically -
Jan 31, 1127
Jingkang Incident
The northern third of China is conquered by the Jurchens -
Jan 31, 1132
Chinas first Navy is established
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Jan 31, 1260
Yuan Dynasty
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Jan 31, 1265
Mongols take Navy ships
The Mongols, under Kublai Khan's leadership, invade Sichuan and capture 146 Song naval ships -
Jan 31, 1368
Ming Dynasty
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Jan 31, 1382
Chinas secret police established
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Jan 31, 1405
Foreign relations
The overseas voyages of admiral Zheng He begin, sailing around Southeast Asia, throughout the Indian Ocean, and as far as East Africa to reestablish tributary relations of foreign countries with China -
Jan 31, 1406
The Forbidden City is built
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Jan 31, 1420
A new capital
After 13 years of a massive construction project for a new capital and Forbidden City, the Yongle Emperor declares Beijing the new capital -
Jan 31, 1492
Columbus discovers the new world
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Feb 1, 1516
First contact with portuguese
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Feb 1, 1549
Trade with the portuguese
Portuguese ships make continuous annual trade stops to Shangchuan Island from now on. -
Feb 1, 1550
Chaos on the Great Wall
Altan Khan breaches the Great Wall, besieges Beijing, and burns down its suburbs after looting it -
Dutch East India Company
From this year until 1682, the Dutch East India Company ships some six million Chinese porcelain items to Europe -
Qing Dynasty
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British East India Company
British East India Company establishes a trading post in Guangzhou -
America declares independence
on July 4th, 1776, America declared its independence from Britain -
The First Opium War
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Civil War
The start of a civil war over in america, dividing the nation into north and south -
Civil War
In 1865, the war in america ends -
Tianjin Massacare
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The Qing Dynasty ends
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The Republic of China
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Xianhai revolution
The revolution ended with the abdication of the "Last Emperor" Puyi on February 12, 1912, that marked the end of over 2,000 years of imperial rule and the beginning of China's republican era -
Chinese Civil War
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China floods
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China enters WW2
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and America is forced to enter WW2 -
WW2 ends
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Founding of the peoples Republic of China
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Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward of the People's Republic of China was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China, reflected in planning decisions from 1958 to 1961, which aimed to use China's vast population to rapidly transform the country from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society through the process of rapid industrialization and collectivization. -
Tiananmen Incident
The Tiananmen incident was in Beijing, China, where thousand of protestors were shot to death on the street by the military. -
First McDonalds put in China
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NATO bombing of embassy
Five US JDAM guided bombs hit the Republic of China embassy in the Belgrade district of New Belgrade, killing three Chinese reporters and outraging the Chinese public. The president claimed it was an "accident". -
Summer Olympics held in Beijing
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China launches first aircraft carrier
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Tibetan monk recieves death sentence
A Tibetan monk receives a suspended death sentence and his nephew 10 years in jail for inciting eight people to burn themselves to death -
Invention - The manual rotary fan
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Battle of the Red Cliffs
Battle of Red Cliffs - - Cao Cao loses war with 840,000 troops against Liu Bei and Sun Quan's 50,000. -
Unification of China
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Southern and Northern Dynasties
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The equal field system
After the well-field system had fallen out of use, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei introduces the equal-field system. -
First reference to toilet paper in history
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Grand canal of china is built
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Tang Dynasty
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The Army and the salt commission
The Army of Divine Strategy reaches 240,000 troops, thanks to the revenues of the salt commission -
Chang'an, a large fire consumes 4,000 homes
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Liao Dynasty
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Northern Song Dynasty
