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Dec 3, 1273
Paper Money
The Yuan dynasty started using paper money instead of traditional coins -
Dec 3, 1273
Yuan Dynasty begins
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Period: Dec 3, 1273 to Dec 3, 1368
Yuan Dynasty
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Period: Dec 3, 1273 to Dec 3, 1368
Europe
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Dec 3, 1276
Kublai Khan captures the capital of the Southern Song
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Dec 3, 1279
The new Dynasty
Kublai Khan establishes a new dynasty called the Yuan Dynasty. Yuan means original or first. He becomes the first emperor for this dynasty. -
Dec 3, 1280
Eyeglasses are invented and later improved in the late medieval period.
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Dec 3, 1285
France
(Europe)
France becomes the strongest power in Europe due to the administration of St. Louis' grandson, Philip IV. He attempts to gain full control over the French Church from Rome and begins the process of governmental centralization. -
Dec 3, 1294
Kublai's death
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Kublai Khan dies of gout. -
Dec 3, 1303
Boniface VIII
(Europe)
Boniface VIII is captured in Anagni by local citizens and is abused beyond his capabilities to sustain the mistreatment. He dies in his seventies a month after his release. After his death, the Church witnesses many institutional crises. -
Dec 3, 1305
Babylonian Captivity
(Europe)
The papacy is moved from Rome to Avignon, beginning the Church's "Babylonian Captivity." For most of the fourteenth century, the papacy is subordinate to French authority with the majority of cardinals and popes being French. -
Dec 3, 1308
Yuan Wuzong became the new emperor.
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Dec 3, 1337
The Hundred Years War
(Europe)
The French retaliate against the English and initiate the Hundred Years' War, a series of battles lasting until 1453 CE. The three greatest battles of the war are fought at Crecy (1346), Poitiers (1356) and Agincourt (1415). Due to the military superiority of the English, the French are defeated in most of the battles. -
Dec 3, 1368
Yuan Dynasty falls