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In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang officially proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian and founded the Ming Dynasty. In the same year, the Ming army captured Dadu (currently Beijing), the capital city of Yuan, and rid China of most of the remaining Mongols, ultimately ending Yuan. -
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The military conquest of England by William, duke of Normandy, primarily effected by his decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings (Oct. 14, 1066) and resulting ultimately in profound political, administrative, and social changes in the British Isles. -
The Khmer empire was a powerful state in South East Asia. It was formed by the people of the same name. As it speaks the empire is Cambodia Thailand Laos and southern Vietnam
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The Muslim conquests brought about the collapse of the Sassanian Empire and a great territorial loss for the Byzantine Empire. The reasons for the Muslim success are hard to reconstruct in hindsight, primarily because only fragmentary sources from the period have survived. Most historians agree that the Sassanian Persian and Byzantine Roman empires were militarily and economically exhausted from decades of fighting one another.
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The fall of Rome, it was the Huns invading from the east that caused the domino effect, they invaded the Goths who then invaded the Roman Empire. The fall of the Western Roman Empire is a great lesson in cause and effect
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The Western Roman Empire was the western part of the Roman Empire which, later, became known as The Holy Roman Empire.
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The White Huns were a race of largely nomadic peoples who were a part of the Hunnic tribes of Central Asia.
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The Vikings came into contact with Christianity through their raids, and when they settled in lands with a Christian population, they adopted Christianity quite quickly. This was true in Normandy, Ireland, and throughout the British Isles. Although contemporary accounts say little about this, we can see it in the archaeological evidence. Pagans buried their dead with grave goods, but Christians normally didn't, and this makes it relatively easy to spot the change in religion.
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The feudalism in Japan was all basically a fight for more land, more wealth, and above all, more power. When the government became weaker, large landowners had much power, and fought amongst themselves for each other’s land. This was the feudalism in Japan.Even after Prince Shotoku, a strong and wise leader, died, Japan still remained relatively peaceful and united. -
Charlemagne reached the height of his power in 800 when he was crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III on Christmas Day at Rome's Old St. Peter's Basilica.
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The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099, during the First Crusade.
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The empire began to split due to wars over succession, as the grandchildren of Genghis Khan disputed whether the royal line should follow from his son and initial heir Ögedei or from one of his other sons, such as Tolui, Chagatai, or Jochi.
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The Ninth Crusade, which is sometimes grouped with the Eighth Crusade, is commonly considered to be the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land.
