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May 31, 1162
Genghis Khan is born
This absolute unit of a man was born on this day, godspeed genghis -
1185
Feudal Japan begins
Feudalism begins in Japan -
1206
Genghis Khan unites the Mongolian tribes
Genghis Khan, being himself, unites the Mongolian tribes under one banner. I sure hope this won't have any negative consequences on the rest of the world. -
Feb 18, 1227
Genghis Khan dies
In what would be called 'aura' by modern day slang, Genghis Khan dies and is buried in an unknown location so nobody can find his corpse. Legend. -
1260
The Mongol empire reaches their peak expansion
The Mongols kinda took over the world! Yay! Ok, well, not yay for literally everybody else. But good for them. -
1274
First Mongolian attack on Japan
The Mongols attack Japan with a naval force, only to be immediately wiped out by a tsunami -
1279
The Mongols successfully conquer China fully
The Mongols trample through China, and crush the Chinese military under their thumb (horse archers are CRAZY bro) -
1281
Second Mongolian invasion of Japan
Because Mama didn't raise a quitter, Mongolia tries a second attack on Japan only to get wrecked by a typhoon once again -
1328
Ming dynasty is founded
The Ming dynasty is founded and starts doing their thing. -
1398
Ming dynasty collapses
The Ming dynasty finally collapses in on itself and is replaced by another dynasty. -
1405
Ming dynasty begins it's treasure voyages
The Ming dynasty begins a large series of voyages across the world, increasing globalization -
1428
The Aztec empire is foudned
The Aztec build a city on a lake because of a prophecy, starting their empire. The Aztec simply don't care that they have to build on a lake, because they are awesome. -
1433
The last Ming dynasty treasure voyage takes place
A extremely large voyage goes out for the last time, and China will remain largely isolated for a long time to come -
1438
Inca empire founded
With the city of Cusco as it's capital, the Inca empire begins -
1450
The Mongol empire collapses
The Mongols stop being the main characters of history and finally collapse -
1520
Plague begins to sweep through the new world
Because colonization sucks, a plague swept through the new world to which the native people had no protection. -
1521
Aztec empire collapses
The Aztec finally fall at the hands of the Spaniards in 1521, much like their cousins to the South. (Hernan Cortez I HATE you.) -
1532
Inca empire at it's greatest extent
The Inca empire becomes dominant in Southern America -
1572
Inca empire collapses
Because the Spaniards were literally the worst, the Inca empire finally falls to their imperialism -
Feudalism ends in Japan
Feudalism finally ends in Japan as it opened up to the wider world