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Birth of Lokaksema
Birth of Lokaksema, a Yuezhi monk from Kushan who translated Mahayana Buddhist texts into Chinese. -
206
Beginning of Han Dynasty
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220
End of Han Dynasty
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220
End of Eastern Han Dynasty
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232
Death of Cao Zhi
Death of Cao Zhi, a famous poet, author of the Seven Paces Poem -
265
Beginning of Western Jin Dynasty
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317
End of Western Jin Dynasty
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317
Beginning of Eastern Jin Dynasty
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404
End of the Pelopennesian War
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411
Completiong of the Four Gates Pagoda
Four Gates Pagoda is completed. This structuer is located at the foot of Qinglong Mountain, near Liubu Village, in Licheng District, -
420
End of Eastern Jin Dynasty
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Jan 1, 621
Battle of Hulao
This battle was a decisive victory for Li Shimin -
Jan 1, 751
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short is annointed king of the Franks -
Jan 1, 1041
Movable Type Printing
Bi Sheng invents the earliest movable type printing. -
Jan 1, 1060
The New Book of Tang
The compilation of the New Book of Tang, edited by Ouyang Xiu, is presented to the emperor. -
Jan 1, 1068
Use of the drydock
First use of the drydock ( is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform) in China -
Jan 1, 1072
Early Spring
Painter Guo Xi creates the famous painting Early Spring. -
Jan 1, 1094
Clock Tower Completed
Clock tower of Su Song is completed in Kaifeng, featuring an escapement mechanism and chain drive -
Jan 2, 1107
Death of Mi Fei
Mi Fei was a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher from the Song Dynasty. -
Jan 1, 1115
Beginning of the Jin Dynasty
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Apr 1, 1125
End of Liao Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1127
End of Northern Song Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1234
End of Jin Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1271
Beginning of Yuan Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1273
Battle of Xiangyang
This was a six-year battle between invading Yuan Dynasty armies. -
Jan 1, 1279
Battle of Yamen
This battle is considered to be the last stand of the Song Dynasty against the invading Mongol-controlled Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan navy delivered a crushing victory, over the Song. -
Jan 1, 1288
Battle of Bạch Đằng
A battle between Đại Việt and the invading army of the Yuan Dynasty takes place. -
Jan 1, 1324
Publication of Zhongyuan Yinyun
The rhyme dictionary (a chinese dictionary for poetry and such) Zhongyuan Yinyun is published by Zhou Deqing. -
Jan 1, 1330
Pagoda Completed
Pagoda of Bailin Temple is completed. -
Jan 1, 1350
End of the Black Death
One of the world's worst plagues comes to an end. -
Jan 1, 1368
End of Yuan Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1368
Beginning of Ming Dynasty
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Jan 1, 1368
Battle of Lake Poyang
One of the largest naval battles, in world history in terms of personnel, takes place. -
Jan 1, 1378
Beginning of the Great Schism of the Papacy
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Jan 1, 1382
Jinyi Wei
This secret police organization is established. -
Jan 1, 1402
Yongle becomes Emperor
After a three-year long civil war with his nephew, the Jianwen Emperor, Yongle takes the throne. -
Jan 1, 1420
Beijing Declared Capital
1420 After years of a construction project for a new capital and Forbidden City, the Yongle Emperor declares Beijing the new capital, while Nanjing is demoted. -
Jan 1, 1427
Birth of Shen Zhou
Famous painter Shen Zhou is born. -
Jan 1, 1453
End of the Hundred Years War
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End of Ming Dynasty
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Beginning of Qing Dynasty
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End of Qing Dynasty
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Shuowen Jiezi Dictionary
The Shuowen Jiezi dictionary, a Chinese dictionary from the Han dynasty, is completed by Xu Shen. -
Invention of Papermaking
Cai Lun invents the process of making paper (involves cooking, cleaning, beating, papermaking, pressing, and drying.) -
Beginning of Sui Dynasty
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End of Sui Dynasty
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Beginning of Tang Dynasty
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End of Tang Dynasty
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Beginning of Northern Song Dynasty
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Battle of Jieqiao
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Death of Han Gan
Han Gan, a famous chinese painter from the Tang dynasty, dies. -
First paddle-wheel ships
Prince Li Gao has the first Chinese paddle-wheel ships made. -
The Huang Chao Revolution
This revolution really weakened the once mighty Tang Dynasty, which dissolved within a few decades after the rebellion, -
Rebellion Crushed
The Huang Chao Rebellion is crushed by the Tang troops. -
Birth of Aristotle
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Beginning of Liao Dynasty
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Invention of the first hydraulic-powered armillary sphere
Zhang Heng invents the first hydraulic-powered armillary sphere, given motive power by a waterwheel and incorporating an inflow water clock.
