History

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  • 550

    550

    The gupta empire in India is destroyed by the huns, starting a period of chaos in India.
  • 793

    793

    Vikings first attack England, starting a 200 year regime of terror in England and Europe.
  • 1095

    1095

    European Christians begin the first Crusade – a military expedition to reclaim the city of Jerusalem from Muslims. There were another 7 crusades over the next 200 years.
  • 1185

    1185

    Japan comes under the rule of the first shogun (a military leader); Shoguns rule japan for the next 400 years.
  • 1250

    1250

    Polynesians colonize New Zealand.
  • 1271

    1271

    Under the leadership of Kublai Khan, the Mongols defeat the Sung Dynasty in China and set up the Yuan Dynasty. For the first time, China is ruled by foreigners.
  • 1347

    1347

    First evidence in Europe of the outbreak of the pandemic known as the Black Death
  • 1400

    1400

    Inca civilization emerges in south America.
  • 1428

    1428

    Aztec Empire founded in central Mexico
  • 1453

    1453

    Ancient Rome’s Eastern Empire collapses starting a period in Europe known as the middle Ages.