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220
End of the Han dynasty
The Han dynasty formally ended in 220 when Cao Cao's son and heir, Cao Pi, pressured Emperor Xian into abdicating in his favour. -
Period: 220 to 589
Era of the Six Dynastics
Political discord in China and a time of great Buddhist influence -
Period: 618 to 626
Gaozu emperor
The founder of the Tang dynasty of China, and the first emperor of this dynasty -
Period: 627 to 649
Tang Taizong emperor
Previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China -
688
Korean conquest
Silla, in alliance with the Chinese Tang dynasty, had conquered first Paekche and then Koguryô, creating the first unified Korean state. -
840
Period of Buddhist persecution
The suppression of monasteries and persecution of foreign religions were part of a reformation. The persecution lasted for twenty months—not long, but long enough to have permanent effects. Buddhism, for all its strength, never completely recovered. For centuries afterward, it was merely a tolerated religion. -
Period: 960 to 1279
Song dynasty; Neo-Confucian revival
The revival of the various strands of Confucian philosophy and political culture -
1050
Invention of block printing with movable type
Block printing had given way to the earliest known system of movable type, a full four centuries before Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press -
1100
Invention of gunpowder
Originally developed by the Taoists for medicinal purposes, it was later used for warfare. -
1119
First reference to use of compass for sea navigation
Compass navigation at sea will allow for travel to far off places more easily and with a sense of direction
