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The Mongols, a group of of namads apear. They later become known for brute strength and military skill in the 1200's
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Ganghis Khan unites the mongol clans to form a united rule and a stronger nation in 1206.
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Ganghis Khan dies in 1227 from cuases unknown by us today, although they were most likily battle related. due to this, the empire fall apart and splits into peices.
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Under the rule of Grandson Batu, the Golden Horde were a group of elite soldiers who conquered Russia in 1236.
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Kublai Khan becomes the great Khan of the mongol empire in 1260. He rises to be a great leader and ruler of the land.
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The last of the "Song" dynasty were defeated in 1279, leaving an open spot for Kublai Khan to found the legendary "Yuan" dynasty.
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Kublai Khan dies in 1294, causing disruptions over who should take the throne. This fighting weakens the empire as a whole.
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After 17 years of traveling China, Marco Polo returns home to Italy with his dad in 1295. His home town was Venice, and the base of there opperations.
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The dreaded "Black Death" wipes out one third of the European polpulation in the 1300's. This then spreads to Asia and the middle east. The black plague was a highly contagious deadly disease that killes millions.
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Many rebellions lead up to the one strong rebellions that end the Mongol empire in 1368. The leader then flead to china, and once this took place, the country was no longer under forein rule.
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Zhu Yungzhang overthrows the last of the Mongol empire in an attempt to rebuild China in 1368.
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The Chineese leader Yuanwu dies from age and is restless years in the battle feild in 1398.
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The Forbidden city is built in Bejing to serve as an imperial sanctuary to the Ming emporer in the 1400's. Only people of the upper class or high status who were alowed by the emporer could enter the city.
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Yonglo, son of Yuanwu takes power in 1402 moving the capital to Bejing. It was in this time period that the forbidden city was built to serve as a sanctuary.
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Yonglo begins to sponsor oversea voyages to extend chinas influence on the outside world in 1405.
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The new Chineese emporer ceases the voyages due to cost and the complaints of the governed in 1433.
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Crops reached China from teh America's and increased Chineese farm output and income for crops in the 1500's
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An act to gain isolation from the outside world is put into place by the Chineese ruler in order to better defend their fronteir anf culture from the european missionaries in the 1500's.
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The Ming dynasty begins to fall apart in the late 1500's due to multiple bad rulers that brought curruption with them to the throne.
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Matteo Ricci, a preist adopted the Chineese language and customs in an attempt be be adopted into society in 1583. He later became part of the respected Ming court.
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High tax, failing crops and curruption leads to rebellions and the steep decline of the Ming empire in the early 1600's.
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Chineese rulers take control of Korea, Mongolia, and Parts of southwest Asia to expand the empires boundaries in 1644.
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The Manchu, of Mancheria, seize the capital to gain power and and create the Qing dynasty in 1644.
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Kangxi takes control of the Qing empire in 1661. He uses his intellectual tactics to help the economy, arts, and sciences flourish.
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Qing writer publishes "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the 1700's, this later becomes one of Chinas most famous and beloved novels.
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Qianlang takes power of the empire about 20 years after the fall of Kangxi. In 1736 he begins raising the land and culture to a high point with the expantion of the empire, population boom, and economical advancements.
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The Chineese population reaches 300 million people due to exess food, money, and land in 1750.
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Lord George Macartney ventures to China to discuss the expantion of trade in 1793. He fails in his attempts and the trade routes remain restricted.
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The Qing dynasty hits a rough patch in the 1800's due to European attempts to lift the trade restrictions.
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The Qing dynasy falls due to the uncontrollable over expantion of the empire in 1911.
