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1368 BCE
The Ming Dynasty is founded in China.
The Ming dynasty (1368–1644) arose following a series of natural disasters that hit China during the early and middle 1300s, adding to the misery of a people under the harsh rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279–1368). In 1368 rebel armies—led by Zhu Yuanzhang (1328–1398)—overthrew the Yuan, and Zhu established a dynasty he named Da Ming. The only emperor in China’s long history to have been born to a peasant family, Zhu had been orphaned early in life. -
1291 BCE
The last Crusade fails.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. The bloody, violent and often ruthless conflicts propelled the status of European Christians, making them major players in the fight for land in the Middle East. -
1259 BCE
The Mongol Empire reaches its peak.
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1099 BCE
The first Crusade captures Jerusalem from the Muslims
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. The bloody, violent and often ruthless conflicts propelled the status of European Christians, making them major players in the fight for land in the Middle East. -
1066 BCE
the Normans conquer England
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802 BCE
the Khmer Empire is founded in Cambodia
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793 BCE
The Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements.
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793 BCE
The Vikings begin attacking Christian settlements.
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632 BCE
Muslims conquer much of the middle east
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476 BCE
The last Western Roman Emperor is deposed.
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470 BCE
the India Gupta Empire is distroyed by white huns
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410 BCE
The barbarian invasion of the western Roman empire
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4
Feudal Lords dominate Japan.
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7
Charlemagne is crowned as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.