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Nov 16, 1206
Mongolia Empire (Genghis Khan)
-Upon domination of Mongolia, Temüjin from the Orkhon Valley received the title Genghis Khan, thought to mean Universal Ruler or, Oceanic Ruler or Firm, Resolute Ruler
-The Mongols operations against the Western Xia, which comprised much of northwestern China and parts of Tibet. This campaign lasted until 1210 with the Western Xia ruler submitting to Genghis Khan. During this period, the Uyghur Turks also submitted peacefully to the Mongols and became valued administrators throughout the empire -
Nov 16, 1271
Yuan Dynasty
-Genghis Khan launched long-running wars on the surrounding areas.
- By the middle period of the thirteenth century, the Mongols had conquered North China, Central Asia and Russia and even reached the Indian River Valley to the south.
-The ambitious Genghis Khan set about expanding his territory to the China mainland
- In 1234, the Mongols overthrew the Jin Kingdom and opened the door to unifying the China mainland. -
Nov 16, 1368
Ming Dynasty
In 1368, an eminent peasant leader named Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Taizu) - responsible for securing a number of important victories in battles during the rebellions - was crowned emperor and went on to establish the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). The Ming capital was founded in Yingtian (present day Nanjing), although was later relocated further north, in Beijing. -
Nov 16, 1392
Choson Dynasty
-reduced Buddhist influenced and increased
-Made the Koran alphabet
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Tokugawa Shogunate
- unify Japan under one ruler and end centuries of endemic warfare. The Shogunate lasted for a little over 200 years and brought about a lasting peace in Japan, despite horrible social inequalities.
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Song Dynasty
-New strains rice
-Trade flourished
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Tang Dynasty
-sent nobles over to china
-800 enthusiasm for chinese ends and selective borrowing begins
-civil service examinations -
Heian Period
The Japanese had imported many things from China in the few preceding centuries - Buddhism, Confucianism, poetry (and the language, Chinese, in which poems were recorded), art techniques, methods of organizing government, even the plan for the city of Heian-kyô itself. But as the Heian period progressed, the Japanese took less and less from China, concentrating instead on integrating what they had learned so that it fit their country, their values, and their attitudes.
