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A Rubber Squeaky Mouse's China Time Line

  • Jan 1, 1180

    A powerful Khan Emerges

    A powerful Khan Emerges
    The khan's name was Temugin and he was from the Mongol tribe.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    The Mongols Emerge

    The Mongols Emerge
    A nomadic tribe emerges known as the mongols, they were from centeral Asia and were one of history's most brutal fighting forces.
  • Jan 1, 1206

    Genghis Khan Conqures Asia

    Genghis Khan Conqures Asia
    Genghis khan leads his army all over Asia destroying and looting places. he controled much of N. China and centeral Asia.
    ~Siege warfare~ A military tactic in which an army waits outside a castle or fort until the people inside surrender.
  • Dec 10, 1206

    Genghis Khan comes to power

    Genghis Khan comes to power
    Temujin takes the title of Genghis khan in the mongol tribe and sets out to conqure the world.
  • Jan 1, 1226

    Genghis Khan Conqures Asia

    Genghis Khan Conqures Asia
    Genghis khan leads his army all over Asia destroying and looting places. he controled much of N. China and centeral Asia.
    ~Siege warfare~ A military tactic in which an army waits outside a castle or fort until the people inside surrender.
  • Jan 1, 1227

    Ghengis Khan Dies

    Ghengis Khan Dies
  • Jan 1, 1236

    Mongols Enter Europe

    Mongols Enter Europe
    The mongols take the city of Moscow Russia and go on to conqure Eastern Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1260

    Kublai Khan Comes to Power

    Kublai Khan Comes to Power
    Kublai Khan comes to power as the great khan he was determined to complete the conquest of China.
    ~The Song Dynasty~ This was the last Dynasty in China before the mongols came and destroyed it.
  • Jan 1, 1278

    Marco Polo Reaches China

    Marco Polo Reaches China
    Marco Polo travels to China completing misions for emperor Kublai khan.
  • Jan 1, 1279

    The Song Dynasty Ends

    The Song Dynasty Ends
    The last song ruler of China is defeated and the mongols took control creating the Yuan dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1294

    Kublai Khan Dies

    Kublai Khan Dies
  • Jan 1, 1295

    Marco Returns Home

    Marco Returns Home
    Marco Polo and father return home to Venice Italy. He wrote a book of his travels while in jail.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Black Death Comes to Europe

    Black Death Comes to Europe
    It is thought that the disease black death spread from Asia at this time, the disease killed off much of Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    The Chinese Rebel

    The Chinese Rebel
    Chinese rebel factions are rebeling against the Yuan dynasty.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Mongols Are Defeated

    Mongols Are Defeated
    The mongols are defeated by a large rebel army forcing the mongols to run away to Manchuria ending forigen rule in China.
  • Jan 1, 1368

    Mongol Empire Is Overthrown

    Mongol Empire Is Overthrown
    The last Mongol emperor is overthrown by Zhu Yuzhang a peasent, with his rebel army.
  • Jan 1, 1398

    Hongwu Dies

    Hongwu Dies
  • Jan 1, 1400

    The Forbiden City Is Biult

    The Forbiden City Is Biult
    The forbiden city is biult in the heart of China's capital where the Ming emperor lived.
  • Jan 1, 1402

    Yonglo Rules

    Yonglo Rules
    Hungwu's son Yonglo rules the ming empire. He moved the capital to Beijing.
    ~Forbiden City~ A vast empirial city located in the heart of the capital. This is were the Emperor ruled.
  • Jan 1, 1405

    Zhang Shows off his power

    Zhang Shows off his power
    Zhang sailed masive flotilas of ships around china and india showing off his power.
    ~Junk~ Chinese trading ships.
  • Jan 1, 1424

    Yonglo's Rule Ends

    Yonglo's Rule Ends
    Hungwu's son Yonglo rules the ming empire. He moved the capital to Beijing.
    ~Forbiden City~ A vast empirial city located in the heart of the capital. This is were the Emperor ruled.
  • Jan 1, 1433

    Zhang stops sailing his ships

    Zhang stops sailing his ships
    Zhang sailed masive flotilas of ships around china and india showing off his power.
    ~Junk~ Chinese trading ships.
  • Jan 1, 1433

    The voyages are stopped.

    The voyages are stopped.
    These massive flotilas are stopped because they drain the nation's recources.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Ming Cuts Relations

    Ming Cuts Relations
    The ming empire pushes very hard for China to be cut off from the rest of the world. Trade was hevaly monitered.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Crops arive

    Crops arive
    New crops arrice such as corn and sweat potatoes.
  • Jan 1, 1570

    The Ming Dynasty Declines

    The Ming Dynasty Declines
    The ming dynasty begins to decline because several weak rulers ruled. There were higher taxes.
  • Matteo Ricci

    Matteo Ricci
    An Italian Jeusist Preist named Matteo Ricci gains influence, he introduced math and science.
  • Crops Fail

    Crops Fail
    Crop failures lead to famine and hardship increasing ming decline.
  • Ming Dynasty Falls

    Ming Dynasty Falls
    The ming dynasty ends, China got rebiult with lass corruption, the following emperors were much more powerful.
  • Last Ming Emperor Dead

    Last Ming Emperor Dead
    The Manchu tribe take beijing and the emperor kills him self. They form the Quin dynasty.
  • The Quin Dynasty Rules

    The Quin Dynasty Rules
    The Manchu culture is very influentual. Foot binding is made illigal.
    ~Queue~ A type of braid
  • Kuangxi Rules

    Kuangxi Rules
    He expanded China and reduced taxes for the poor.
  • The Quin Are Booming

    The Quin Are Booming
    The Economy is booming with a population of 300 million and better transportation.
  • Kuangxi's Rule Ends

    Kuangxi's Rule Ends
    He expanded China and reduced taxes for the poor.
  • The British Show Interest In China

    The British Show Interest In China
    The British show intrest in trading with the chinese and they sent lord Marcenety. He refuses to kowtow and is kicked out.
    ~Kowtow~ A way of showing respect to the emperor. You kneel and touch your head to the ground 9 times.
  • The Quin Dynasty Ends

    The Quin Dynasty Ends
    The manchu culture was heavly influential and they initialty had heavy resistance, foot binding was made illigal.
    ~Queue~ A type of braid.