Socials China By oh fortuna Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Jan 1, 1650 China May 5, 1000 Era of Confusian Dominance May 6, 1012 Champa Rice is introduced from Vietnam May 5, 1070 Battles between curtural confusians and pragmatic confusians May 5, 1130 Southern Song Dynasty Begins May 5, 1163 Song capital moved to Yangzi River delta area, at Hangzhou May 6, 1219 Genghis Khan rules most of Asia Apr 29, 1271 Kublai Khan captures Nothern China, establishes Yuan Dynasty and made Beijing the capital. May 6, 1275 Marco Polo arrives in Beijing May 5, 1279 Conquest of North and South China by Mongol armies May 5, 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang reestablishes Chinese rule May 6, 1368 Ming Dynasty begins Apr 29, 1370 Imperial government attempts to repair economy. Period: May 6, 1404 to May 6, 1433 Zheng He voyages to south and southeast Asia and East Africa May 4, 1464 Songhai Kingdom Expands in Africs May 5, 1514 First European traders since Marco Polo arrive May 5, 1601 Matteo Ricci establishes Jesuit presence in Beijing May 5, 1644 Manchu military forces complete invasion and conquest of China May 6, 1644 Qing Dynasty begins