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Feb 9, 1526
Mughal Empire founded
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Jan 23, 1556
Earthquake in Shaanxi
China kills approximately 830,000 -
Jan 1, 1573
Mongolia begins conversion to Buddhism
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Japan invades Korea
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Famine in Russia kills 2 million
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Period: to
Russian–Manchu border conflicts
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Russia and China sign border treaty
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East India Company rules much of India
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China's population reaches 295 million
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Britain seizes Shanghai
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Period: to
More than 9 million parish due to famine in colonial India
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Oil discovered in Iran
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WWI starts
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, sparks WWI