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Rise of the Toltecs in Mexico
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Golden age of the Ancestral Puebloans (Pueblo II Era)
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The Mississippian culture begins in present day Southern United States
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Execution, believed wrongful, of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
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While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song.
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Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China.
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The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries.
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In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops.
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Collapse of the central lowland Maya civilization.
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End of Classic Maya period, begin Post-Classic Maya
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