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2100 BCE
2100 BCE
Possible start of Xia Dynasty, China's first dynasty - Ending in 1600 BCE -
563 BCE
563 BCE
Siddharta Gautama (later known as Buddha) is born; his teachongs will form the basis of Buddhism -
221 BCE
221 BCE
Start of Qin dynasty and rule China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang - ending in 206 BCE -
140 BCE
140 BCE
The sixth emperor commences his ruling and making the kingdom 2x bigger than the Roman empire -
100 BCE
100 BCE
Started to manufacture steel -
220
220 CE
The Han Dynasty ends and the empire is divided into 3 different kingdoms called Wei, Shu, and Wu and will fight for control for 60 years -
690
690 CE
Wu Zhao becomes the first women emperor in China's history -
1271
1271 CE
The first foreign dynasty rule China -
1279
1279 CE
A fierce nomadic people known as the Mongols take control of China -
1644 CE
The start of the Qing Dynasty the last imperial dynasty in China, and a period of rule by ethnic minority in China known as the Manchu