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Jan 1, 1405
Zheng He First Voyage
First voyage of many for arguably the greatest mariner of the 15th century -
Sep 17, 1419
Prince Henry Opens First Navigation School
Prince Henry is famous for opening navigation schools, and this is the first step taken to Portugal's dominance in the early 1400s. -
Sep 17, 1433
Ming China adopts isolationist policy following Zheng He’s seventh voyage
This is when China stop exploring outwards. They just fortified themselves because they thought they had everyting they needed. -
Sep 17, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in Hispaniola
Columbus reaches the Americas. -
Sep 17, 1494
Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas
This gave the Portugese some of Brazil, and spain almost all of the New World. Seemed fair at the time, now, not so much. -
Sep 17, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
Da Gama was the first to find a direct sea route to India. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan
First shogun in Japan, start of 250 year rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate. -
Manchus establish Qing Dynasty in China
