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Period: 1368 to
Ming dynasty (China)
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Period: 1368 to 1398
Reign of Hongwu
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Period: 1403 to 1424
Reign of Yongle
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Period: 1552 to
Matteo Ricci's Life
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Period: 1572 to
Reign of Emperor Wanli
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Tokugawa shogunate (Japan)
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Period: to
Reign of Nurhaci
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Life of Ihara Saikaku
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Period: to
Qing dynasty (China)
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Period: to
Reign of Kangxi
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Period: to
Reign of Qianlong
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Trade mission with the British to China