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The Chinese repelled an invasion by the Ruruan (Juan-Juan), who in turn drove the Hsiung-nu west toward the Ural Mountains and the Caspian Sea
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Attila invades the Roman empire
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the Chinese Tang dismantle the Turk empire
the turkic-speaking Uigurs, thanks to their alliance with the Tang, conquer the Eastern Khanate and expand from Lake Balkash to Lake Baykal, with capital in Kara-Balgasun (first turkic alphabet)
the turkic-speaking Uigur empire is founded in Mongolia -
Mongols led by Kabul Khan raid northern China
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the Mongols conquer the kingdom of Kara-Khitai (Kitan/Liao)
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the Mongols conquer Merv (Turkmenistan)
the Mongols conquer Herat (Afghanistan), while an expedition led by Jebe and Subedei venture west into the Caucasus and Russia, signing a peace treaty with Venice
Jebe's and Subedei's western Mongol expedition defeats a coalition of Russian princes on the Kalka river and then the Bulgars, but then retreats -
the Mongols invade Korea
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Mongols led by Mangku's brother Kublai conquer China all the way to Hanoi
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the Ming dynasty is founded by a Chinese peasant and former Buddhist monk turned rebel, Chu Yuanchang, under whose leadership China regains independence from the Mongols
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the Mogul king Humayun reconquers India
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the Astrakhanid dynasty collapses
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collapse of the Mogul empire in India