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1300
Marco Polo Speaks of Cathay (China)
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1300
Western Trade Begins in China
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Period: to
Opium Use Rises
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Period: to
Chinese Population rises from 180 million to 430 million
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Restriction of Foreign Trade
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China Destroys 11 million Dollars of Opium
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The Treaty of Nanking
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Yellow River Floods
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Boxers Hold Hostage 3000 Chinese Christians and 1000 westerners
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Revolution Breaks Out
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Sun Yet-Sen Returns from Exile
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Yuan Shih-k'ai Dies