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Jan 1, 1279
Victory
The Yuan Dynasty finally defeated the Sung Dynasty. -
Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
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Period: Jan 1, 1279 to Jan 1, 1368
The Americas
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Jan 1, 1283
Prominent City-State
1283 – Mayapán becomes the most prominent city-state of the Yucatán -
Dec 3, 1283
Mayapán becomes the capital of Yucatán
Mayapán becomes the capital of Yucatán, as the League of Mayapán rules the country. -
Jan 1, 1294
Kublai's Death
Kublai Khan dies of gout. -
Jan 1, 1300
Abbasid Dynasty Ends
Dynasty Falls -
Jan 1, 1325
Tenochtitlan was Settled by the Mexica
By 1325, Tenochtitlan was settled by the Mexica and they started building the causeways for the one of the greatest civilizations to have ever lived. -
Jan 1, 1330
The Suffering People
By the 1330's, people all over the whole Mongol Empire were suffering from the Black Death - the bubonic plague. The disease was called the Black Death because one of the symptoms produced a blackening of the skin around the swellings. 7500 victims of the disease were dying every day -
Jan 1, 1350
More Building
1350 was when the Aztecs built causeways and canals. -
Jan 1, 1351
Red Turban Rebellion
A resistance group called the Red Turbans began to undermine the Yuan's army. This caused defeat which led people to believe the emperer had lost the Mandate. -
Jan 1, 1368
The Downfall of the Dynasty
After Kublai dies, his descendants fight over the throne. There was too much paper money made which led to inflation. Many natural disasters occured including the change of the course in the Yellow River. This led people to believe that their emperor had lost the Mandate of Heaven.