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Around the year 1000, the Song Dynasty lost to the Mongols, who started the Yuan Dynasty which sparked the plans for the Palace much later
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The Yuan Dynasty lived on the shore of the lakes where the Forbidden City would be built
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To become a member of the Emperor's inner court, you would have to be a eunuch even though they existed before the palace.
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The Ming's took down the Yuan dynasty and finished the Great Wall
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The presidential palace was built. This was the inspiration for the Forbidden City.
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Zhu Yuanzhang became the emperor and moved the capitol with plans for a new palace
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Construction is started by the Ming Dynasty and it's emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
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Early in 1406 the emperor decides that the new city will be made the new capital.
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The workers started using roads made of ice to transport materials.
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The Forbidden City acts as a port for China
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The Forbidden City is finished after 14 years and a million workers.
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The Qing Dynasty attacked the City starting one of the violent conflicts in history.
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The Qing's establishment did not interfere with the palace
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The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty hung himself and the Republic of China started, ending the era of classic dynasties.
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The emperor Puyi was driven out by the eunuchs.
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The Palace Museum was built in the City and opened to public
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A fire in World War II damaged it.
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The Forbidden City was added to the list of preserved heritage sites.
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Repairs for the Palace are started and mostly finished by late 2018
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Trump was the first U.S. president allowed into the Forbidden City
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The repairs are expected to be completed in 2020, its 600th anniversary.
