Japan/China By kermit.the.frog 500 Buddhism is introduced to Japan https://www.ancient.eu/article/1080/buddhism-in-ancient-japan/ 590 Grand canal links Northern and Southern China https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grand-Canal-China 618 The Tang dynasty begins in China http://www.ushistory.org/civ/9d.asp 690 Empress Wu begins rule https://www.ancient.eu/Wu_Zetian/ 794 The Japanese royal court moves to Heian https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-heian-period-in-japanese-history.html 898 Earliest known book printed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_books 960 Song dynasty founded in China https://www.ancient.eu/Song_Dynasty/ 1211 Genghis Khan invades northern China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_conquest_of_China 1260 Kublai Khan rules Mongol Empire https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kublai-Khan 1421 Emperor Yong Lee builds Imperial city https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_City 1644 Manchus conquer Ming dynasty https://sacu.org/manchu.html 11,150 Chinese perfect magnetic compass https://www.learnchinesehistory.com/history-chinese-compass/
