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235
Plague of Cyprian
The population of the Roman Empire rapidly decreased between 235-284 A.D. with there was a plague outbreak. The plague has been thought to have killed 20 percent of the Empire’s entire population. The plague was known as The Plague of Cyprian. It has been ranked one of the worst plagues in world history.This plague caused the Empire's population to decrease, which made it hard for the following Emperor’s to raise taxes and to assemble the armies. -
451
Battle of Chalons
Around 451 A.D., Rome started losing its power and hold on the outer provinces of their empire. This displayed Rome’s advancing weakening. The same year, the sister of an emperor offered herself to marry Attila, the Hun, with the Western part of the empire as her dowry. Attila the Hun accepted, but wanted her shipped to him, which the emperor refused. Attila promptly started planning for a war. He went through cities and destroyed them heartlessly. He was eventually defeated by the Visigoths. -
473
Decline in Trade
The migration of guild of Silk weavers from Gujarata to Malwa in 473 AD and their adoption of non-productive professions show that there was not much demand for cloth produced by them. The advantages from Gujarat trade gradually disappeared. After the middle of the fifth century the Gupta kings made desperate attempts to maintain their gold currency by reducing the content of pure gold in it. This deprived the Guptas of the riches from trade and crippled them economically. -
Invasion of the Huns
The Huns invaded the Gupta Empire from the northern side. At first, however, the Guptas actually defeated the Huns when they first tried to invade. But, before long, the Huns were back, trying even harder to make a succesful invasion. This time, they succeeded by taking over the entire Gupta Empire. After the invasions by the Huns, north India broke into a bunch of seperate Hindu kingdoms and wasn't unified again until the coming of the Muslims in the 17th century. -
Yellow Turbans Revolt
The Yellow Turbans Revolt was a peasant revolt that occured in 184 A.D. in China during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. The rebellion, which got its name from the color of the scarves that the rebels wore on their heads, marked a very important point in the history of Taoism due to the rebels' association with secret Taoist societies. The effect of the rebellion was that many cities and towns were destroyed which led to many economic and governmental problems.
