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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:13:24 GMT
the one thing i didn't like about learning chinese history (or any other history) in school was that it was taught in isolation--only chinese history from one dynasty to the next, without giving a broader context and bigger picture of what was going on in the rest of the world. and while china wasn't always in touch with other countries, trade did occur and they have new evidence that a pre-silk route existed in the Qin dynasty, so european contact via the middle east began much earlier than the Han.
so, this little project is my attempt at tying in chinese history with the rest of the planet. i would love this to be a collaborative effort because i'm definitely not a historian, so there's too much i don't know. i'm going to divide the following posts into groupings by dynasty. i know that dates won't always match up in terms of other countries' histories, but we have to set up a framework somehow! as this is constantly on-going, most of the posts will be WIPs until we can help supply the info.
(i'm not going to delve into the politics between mainland china vs taiwan, so please do not bring up those discussions here.)
please note that i'm using the more "PC" terms for dating the periods:
BCE = before common era (formerly known as BC) CE = common era (formerly known as AD)
my major source of info, for good or evil, is wikipedia, though i'm trying to find other, more reliable book references as well. EDIT: i've found a useful book source; Timelines of Everything, published by Random House.
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:20:22 GMT
Pre-historic ("Legendary") Era and Xia Dynasty 夏 (up to c.1600 BCE)This section will cover the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, period of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and Xia Dynasty. Xia 夏 c. 2070–1600 BCE - capital: Yangcheng 陽城 (modern day Dengfeng, Henan province)
- dynastic surname: Sì 姒
- founder: Yǔ 禹
- total # emperors: 17
Significant Events in China
- stone tools
- c. 11,000-8000 BCE: domestication of rice
- 7000 BCE: millet agriculture develops
- 5500 BCE: buildings, pottery, burials, specialization
- 3630 BCE: silk garments (sericulture)
- earliest metal bells, lacquer-ware
Significant Events in the World
- ~40,000 years ago: diaspora from Africa began
- c. 11,000-6000 BCE: agriculture develops in Syria & Iran; domestication of animals begins
- c. 10,000-9000 BCE: first religious structure built in Gobekli Tepe in Turkey
- c.7000 BCE: agriculture established in Europe
- c. 5500 BCE: irrigation developed in Mesopotamia
- 5000 BCE: first plant-based (cotton) fabric in Mehrgarh, Indus Valley
- c. 4500 BCE: first city in the world -- Uruk of Mesopotamian civilization
- c. 3300 BCE: world's first writing -- Egyptian hieroglyphs
- 3150 BCE: unified Egypt
- c. 3100 BCE: Bronze Age begins in western Asia & Central Europe
- c. 2950-2500 BCE: Stonehenge built in Wiltshire, England
- 2879–258 BCE: Hồng Bàng dynasty of Vietnam
- c. 2800-1800 BCE: Norte Chico civilization of Peru
- c. 2600 BCE: pyramids at Caral, Peru
- c.2600s BCE: Minoan Civilization began
- 2600 BCE: earliest sewer systems in Indus Valley
- c.2560-2540 BCE: Great Pyramid of Giza built
- c. 2200 BCE: iron first worked in Hittite Empire
- c. 2000 BCE-1697 CE: Maya civilization of Mexico
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:21:26 GMT
Shang Dynasty 商 (c. 1600 - 1050 BCE)- (eventual) capital: Yin 殷 (modern day Anyang, Henan province)
- dynastic surname: Zǐ 子
- founder: Tāng 湯
- total # emperors: 30
Significant events in China- first historical/written records (oracle bones)
- perfected technique to create bronze vessels and early ceramics
Significant events in the world- Gojoseon Kingdom in Korea 2333-194 BCE
- New Kingdom in Egypt 1550-1069 BCE; establishment of Valley of the Kings and Queens as burial sites
- Mycenean civilization (Greece) ~1600-1100 BCE
- Phoenician empire 1200-539 BCE
- 1200-1101 BCE: Iron Age across Eurasia
- c. 1200-400 BCE: The Olmec civilization in Mexico
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:24:14 GMT
Zhou Dynasty 周Western Zhou 西周 (1050-770 BCE)Eastern Zhou 東周 (770-150 BCE)- capital: Haojing 鎬京 (modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi province)
- dynastic surname: Jī 姬
- founder: Fā 發 (Wǔ Wáng 武王)
- total # emperors: 38
Spring & Autumn Period 春秋 (770-479 BCE)Warring States Period 戰國 (476-221 BCE)Significant events in China
- Iron Age; zenith of bronze-ware making
- established semi-feudal system of government and concept of Mandate of Heaven
- government irrigation projects for crops
- Spring and Autumn Period: Hundred Schools of Thought (including Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism)
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China- Book of Odes Shijing 詩經
- Book of Changes I Ching 易經
- Book of Rites Liji 禮記
- Spring and Autumn Annals Chunqiu 春秋
- Analects Lunyu 論語
- The Mencius Mengzi 孟子
- The Tao Te Ching Daode Jing 道德經
- Sunzi's The Art of War 孫子兵法
- Erya 爾雅 (first surviving Chinese dictionary)
- Han Feizi 韓非子
- acupuncture (earliest mention in texts)
- c. 5th cent BCE: cast iron
Famous people in China- Confucius 孔子 (551–479 BCE)
- Xi Shi 西施 (c. 506 BCE-?)
- Mozi 墨子 (c. 470-391 BCE)
- Mencius 孟子 (372–289 BCE)
- Lao Tzu 老子 (Spring & Autumn period)
- Zhuangzi 莊子 (c. 369-286 BCE)
- and many other philosophers
- Gan De 甘德 (4th cent BCE)
- Shi Shen 石申 (4th cent BCE)
Significant events in the world
- Carthaginian Empire ~1000-146 BCE
- 900-27 BCE: Etruscan civilization
- c. 900-200 BCE: Chavin de Hantar in Andes of South America
- 776 BCE: first Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
- 753 BCE: legendary founding of Rome by Romulus
- 6th century BCE in Greece: establishment of city-states, with Athens, Sparta, Corinth & Thebes dominating
- 509-27 BCE: Republic of Rome
- c. 500 BCE-1521 CE: Zapotec in Mexico
- 400 BCE-250 CE: Yayoi period of Japan
- 323-146 BCE: Hellenistic Greece
- 332 BCE: Egypt conquered by Alexander the Great
- 332-30 BCE: Ptolemaic era of Egypt
- 321-185 BCE: Maurya Empire in India
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world- 450s-420s BCE: Herodotus' histories are written
- 447-738 BCE: Parthenon is built
- 312 BCE: first acqueduct, Aqua Appia, and first long road, Via Appia, built in Rome
Famous people in the world- Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE)
- Siddhartha Gautama (c. 480-400 BCE)
- Socrates (470-399 BCE)
- Plato (428-348 BCE)
- Euclid (c. mid-4th - mid-3rd century BCE)
- Aristotle (334-323 BCE)
- Archimedes (c. 287–212 BCE)
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:24:55 GMT
Qin Dynasty 秦 (221-206 BCE)
- capital: Xianyang 咸陽 (near modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi province)
- dynastic surname: Yíng 嬴
- founder: Ying Zheng 嬴政 (Shi Huangdi 始皇帝)
- total # emperors: 2
Significant events in China- first unified China, centralized government
- standardized writing, weights & measures
- blast furnaces (Terra Cotta) (new discoveries in archaeology indicates that this technique was brought into China from Greece via trade routes through the Middle East)
Significant events in the world- Kingdom of Numidia in Tunisia 202-46 BCE
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:29:10 GMT
Han Dynasty 漢Western Han 西漢 (202 BCE-9 CE)Eastern Han 東漢 (25-220 CE)- capitals: Chang'an 長安, Luoyang 洛陽, Xuchang 許昌 (modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi province; Luoyang and Xuchang, Henan province; respectively)
- dynastic surname: Liú 劉
- founder: Liu Bang 劉邦
- total # emperors: 30
Xin Dynasty 新 (9-23 CE)Significant events in China
- Confucianism as official philosophy
- start of civil service examination system
- based on Qin, establish & expanded government monopolies, including salt, iron, liquor production, bronze-coin currency
- Imperial universities
- standard history texts by Sima Qian & Ban family that would influence later text dealing with dynastic cycle and histories
- Silk Road formally established
- 2 CE: first census
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China
- 105 CE: paper-making
- three-legged iron seed drill, moldboard iron plow, first written record of waterwheel
- Eastern Han: prolific era of science & technology, including creation of seismometer (125 CE)
- Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字 (Chinese dictionary)
- tea culture established
Famous people in China
- Wang Zhaojun 王昭君 (c. 50 BCE-?)
- Cai Lun 蔡倫 (48–121 CE) - inventor of paper-making
- Zhang Heng 張衡 (78–139 CE) - inventor of seismometer
- Sima Qian 司馬遷 ( c. 145 – 86 BCE)
Significant events in the world- India: ~200 BCE - 700 CE, Epic & Early Puranic Period; 30-375 CE, Kushan Empire
- Teotihuacan period of Mexico ~100 BCE - 700s CE
- Roman Empire (Western) 27 BCE - 476 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum in Ethiopia ~100-940 CE
- Three Kingdoms in Korea 37 BCE - 935 CE; Gaya confederacy 42-562 CE
- Vietnam: Kingdom of Nam-Viet 204–111 BCE, Kingdom of Funan 68-550 CE, Champa Kingdom 192-1832 CE
- c. 100-600 CE: Teotihuacan in Mexico
- c. 200 BCE - 1050 CE: Pyu city-states of Myanmar
- 79 CE: eruption of Vesuvius
- 180 CE: end of Pax Romana
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world- c. 200 BCE: Great Pyramid of Cholula built in Mexico
- 1st century BCE: glass blowing discovered on the Lebanese coast
- 70-80 CE: Colosseum built
Famous people in the world- Virgil (79-19 BCE)
- Ovid (43 BCE-17 ECE)
- Seneca (4 BCE-65 CE)
- Pliny the Elder (23-70 CE)
- Plutarch (46-120 CE)
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:31:43 GMT
Intermediate PeriodThree Kingdoms 三國 (220–265 CE) - Wei 魏, founded by Cao Cao 曹操
- Shu 蜀, founded by Liu Bei 劉備
- Wu 吳, founded by Sun Quan 孫權
Western Jin 西晉 (265–317 CE) Eastern Jin 東晉 (317–420 CE) - capitals: Luoyang 洛陽, Chang'an 長安, Jiankang 建康 (see Han dynasty for first 2 modern locations; final city is modern day Nanjing, Jiangsu province)
- dynastic surname: Sima 司馬
- founder: Sima Yan 司馬炎 (Wudi 武帝)
- total # emperors: 15
Sixteen Kingdoms 十六國 (304–439 CE) Southern and Northern Dynasties 南北朝 (420–589 CE)Significant events in China
- introduction of Buddhism
- drinking tea popularized in Southern & Northern Dynastic period
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China- Imperial Mirror Huanglan 皇覽 (earliest encyclopedia leishu 類書)
- oil refining techniques first described in text
Famous People in China- Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮 (81–234 CE)
- Wang Xizhi 王羲之 (303–361 CE)
- Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之 (429–500 CE)
- Diaochan 貂蟬 (3 Kingdoms period)
Significant events in the world
- Japan: Kofun period 250-538 CE, Asuka period 538-710 CE
- c. 320-543 CE: Gupta Empire in India
- 4th century CE: mariner's compass invented in India
- c. 400-1200 CE: Ghana Empire in West Africa
- 476 CE: Odoacer captures Ravenna, deposes last Roman emperor, thus ending Western Roman Empire
- 500s CE: spinning wheel/cotton gin invented in India
- 532-537 CE: Hagia Sophia built
- Kingdom of Chenia in Cambodia 550-706 CE
Famous People in the world
- Attila the Hun (c. 406-453 CE)
- Muhammad (c. 570–632 CE)
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:32:57 GMT
Sui and Tang DynastiesSui 隋 (581–618 CE) - capitals: Daxing, Luoyang 洛陽 (modern day Xi'an and Luoyang)
- dynastic surname: Yang 楊
- founder: Yang Jian 楊堅 (Wendi 文帝)
- total # emperors: 5
Tang 唐 (618–907 CE) - capital: Chang'an 長安, Luoyang 洛陽 (modern day Xi'an and Luoyang)
- dynastic surname: Lǐ 李
- founder: Li Yuan 李淵 (Gaozu 高祖)
- total # emperors: 21
Zhou 周 (690–705 CE) - capital: Luoyang 洛陽
- dynastic surname: Wu 武
- founder: Empress Wu (AKA Wu Zetian 武則天)
- total # emperors: 1
Significant events in China
- Grand Canal built
- Sui legal code established & Tang one based on this (to later influence Ming code)
- re-establishment of civil service exams
- re-opened Silk Road, expand maritime trade
- 650 CE: Islam first introduced
- 755-763 CE: An Lushan Rebellion
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China
- Tang poetry, short fiction
- woodblock printing, true porcelain
- cosmopolitan culture, emphasis on leisure time among upper class
- Lu Yu's The Classic of Tea 茶經 (c. 760 CE)
- 868 CE: Diamond Sutra printed using woodblock printing, first complete printed book in the world
Famous people in China
- Wang Wei 王維 (699 - 759 CE)
- Li Bo 李白 (701 - 762 CE)
- Du Fu 杜甫 (712 - 770)
- Bai Juyi 白居易 (772 - 846)
- and so many other poets
- Yang Guifei 楊貴妃 (719-756 CE)
Significant events in the world
- Medieval & Late Puranic Period of India 500-1500 CE
- Middle Ages in Europe
- mid-7th century CE: Arab Muslim conquest of Mesopotamia
- Eastern Roman Empire 330-1453 CE
- Sri Vijaya in Sumatra/Indonesia, 650-1377 CE
- Sunda Kingdom in Java, 669-1579 CE
- Khanem-Bornu Empire of Africa, c. 700–1380 CE
- Nara period in Japan, 710-794 CE
- 718-1285 CE: period of the Crusades in Europe
- Heian period in Japan, 794-1185 CE
- Khmer Empire in Cambodia, 802-1431 CE
- Pagan Kingdom in Myanmar, 849–1297 CE
- Later Three Kingdoms in Korea, 892-935 CE
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world
- 650 CE: windmill invented in Persia
Famous people in the world
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:34:33 GMT
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 (907–960 CE) Significant events in China Significant events in the world
- Kingdom of Dali, 937-1253 CE
- Goryeo period in Korea, 918-1392 CE
- Toltecs in Mexico, 987-1187 CE
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:36:02 GMT
Song Dynasty and Concurrent DynastiesNorthern Song 北宋 (960–1127 CE)Southern Song 南宋 (1127–1279 CE)- capitals: Bianjing 汴京, Lin'an 臨安 (modern day Kaifeng, Henan province and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province)
- dynastic surname: Zhao 趙
- founder: Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤 (Taizu 太祖)
- total # emperors: 18
Liao 遼 (916–1125 CE)Western Liao 西遼 (1124-1220 CE)Jin 金 (1115–1234 CE)Western Xia 西夏 (1038–1227 CE)Significant events in China
- expanded rice cultivation doubled population (since Tang)
- vibrant city life
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China
- Song poetry
- The Four Great Books of Song 宋四大書 (encyclopedias)
- true paper money, gunpowder, moveable type printing
- urban food culture (formal restaurants)
- Sima Guang's Zizhi Tongjian 資治通鑑
Famous people in China
- Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037 – 1101 CE)
- Ouyang Xiu 歐陽脩 (1007 – 1072 CE)
- Lu You 陸游 (1125–1209 CE)
- Li Qingzhao 李清照 (c. 1084 – 1155 CE)
- Zhu Shuzhen 朱淑真 (c. 1135 – 1180 CE)
- and other poets
- Yue Fei 岳飛 (1103 – 1142 CE)
- Bì Shēng 畢昇 (990–1051 CE) - inventor of moveable type printing
Significant events in the world
- Vietnam: Dai Viet period 1054-1400 CE and 1428-1804 CE
- 1055 CE: Norman Invasion of England, crowning of William the Conqueror
- Turkish Empire, c. 1055-1250s CE
- Kingdom of Benin 1180–1897 CE
- Great Zimbabwe, c. 1100-1400 CE
- Kamakura period in Japan, 1185-1333 CE
- 1215 CE: Magna Carta in England
- Inca Empire in Peru, early 1200s-1572 CE
- Kingdom of Sukhothai in Thailand 1238-1583 CE
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world
- 1113-1150 CE: Angkor Wat built in Cambodia
Famous people in the world
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:36:44 GMT
Yuan Dynasty 元 (1271–1368 CE)- capital: Khanbaliq 汗八里 or Dadu 大都 (modern day Beijing, Hebei province)
- dynastic surname: Borjigin ᠪᠣᠷᠵᠢᠭᠢᠨ 孛兒只斤
- founder: Borjigin Temüjin 孛兒只斤鐵木真 (AKA Genghis Khan)
- total # emperors: 16 (and 3 in Northern Yuan, post-Ming takeover)
Significant events in China
- 1270s: Marco Polo visits China
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China- drama (plays, operas), novels
- Wang Shifu's Romance of the Western Chamber 西廂記
- cloisonné introduced
Famous people in ChinaSignificant events in the world
- Mali Empire in West Africa c. 1230–1670 CE
- 1241 CE: Mogol invasion of Europe
- Majapahit Empire on Java 1293-1527 CE (ruled Indonesian archipelago & Malay Peninsula etc)
- Ottoman Empire 1299-1922 CE
- Aztec Empire 1325-1521 CE
- Japan: Kenmu Restoration 1331-1338 CE, Muromachi period 1337-1573 CE
- 1346-1353 CE: Black Plague in Europe
- Kingdom of Ayutthaya in Thailand 1351-1767 CE
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world
- Europe: start of the Renaissance in late 13th century in Florence, Italy
- 1280s CE: eyeglasses invented in Venice, Italy
Famous people in the world
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:37:18 GMT
Ming Dynasty 明 (1368–1644 CE)- capitals: Yingtian Prefecture 應天府, Shuntian Prefecture 順天府 or Jingshi 京師 (modern day Nanjing and Beijing)
- dynastic surname: Zhū 朱
- founder: Zhu Yuangzhang 朱元璋 (Gaodi 高帝)
- total # emperors: 16 (and 6 in Southern Ming, post-Qing takeover)
Significant events in China- Great Wall rebuilt into current form
- 1403 CE: Yongle Emperor moves capital from Nanjing to Beijing
- 1405-1433 CE: Zheng He's treasure voyages
- 1406-1420 CE: Forbidden City built
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China
- Shi Nai'an/Luo Guanzhong's Water Margin 水滸傳
- Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義
- Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West 西遊記
- Justice Bao stories Bao Gong An 包公案
- The Investiture of the Gods Fengshen Yanyi 封神演義
Famous people in China- Zheng He 鄭和 (1371 – 1433)
Significant events in the world- Kingdom of Kongo 1390–1914 CE
- Joseon period of Korea 1392-1897 CE
- The Malacca Sultanate (Malay Peninsula etc) 1400-1511 CE
- Aztec Empire in Mexico, 1428-1521 CE
- Inca Empire in Andes, South America 1438–1533 CE
- 1453 CE: fall of Constantinople (and Eastern Roman Empire) to Ottoman Turks
- c. 1464–1591
CE: Songhai Empire of Western Africa
- 1469 CE: marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile leads to unification of Spain
- 1512 CE: Portuguese arrive in Indonesian archipelago
- Mughal Empire in India 1526-1857 CE
- 1582 CE: Pope Gregory XIII issues Gregorian calendar (last day of Julian calendar Thursday, 4 October 1582; first day of Gregorian calendar Friday, 15 October 1582)
- 1602 CE: Dutch East India Company established
- Japan: Sengoku period 1467-1573 CE, Azuchi-Momoyama period 1569-1603 CE, Edo period 1603-1868 CE
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world
- 1450 CE: Gutenberg's printing press
- 1450s CE: Machu Picchu constructed
- 1632–53 CE: building of Taj Mahal
Famous people in the world- Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (1389–1464 CE)
- Bellini (1430–1516 CE)
- Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492 CE)
- Christopher Columbus (1451–1506 CE)
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519 CE)
- Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512 CE)
- Vasco da Gama (c. 1460s–1524 CE)
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527 CE)
- Copernicus (1473–1543 CE)
- Michelangelo (1475–1564 CE)
- Thomas More (1478–1535 CE)
- Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480–1521 CE)
- Raphael (1483–1520 CE)
- Martin Luther (1483–1546 CE)
- Titian (c. 1488–1576 CE)
- John Calvin (1509–1564 CE)
- Francis Drake (c. 1540–1596 CE)
- Tycho Brahe (1546–1601 CE)
- Francis Bacon (1561–1626 CE)
- William Shakespeare (c. 1564–1616 CE)
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642 CE)
- Johannes Kepler (1571–1630 CE)
- Rene Descartes (1596–1650 CE)
- Cyrano de Bergerac (1619–1655 CE)
- Blaise Pascal (1623-1662 CE)
- Charles Perrault (1628–1703 CE)
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 13, 2017 19:37:59 GMT
Qing Dynasty 清 (1636–1911 CE)- capital: Beijing 北京
- dynastic surname: Aisin Gioro ᠠᡳᠰᡳᠨ ᡤᡳᠣᡵᠣ 愛新覺羅
- founder: Nurhaci 努爾哈赤
- total # emperors: 12
Significant events in China
- 1840 and 1842 CE: Opium Wars
- 1851-1864 CE: Taiping Rebellion
- 1899-1900 CE: Boxer Rebellion & Eight-Nation Alliance
- borders extended into Inner Mongolia and Manchuria to the north
- sent naval expeditions to the south, the indigenous Baiyue of modern-day Guangdong and northern Vietnam (the latter called Jiaozhi, and then Annam during the Tang dynasty) were also quelled and brought under Chinese rule
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in China
- Kangxi Dictionary 康熙字典 and other major works such as Imperial encyclopedias
- Cao Xueqin's Dreams of the Red Chamber Hong Lou Meng 紅樓夢
- Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee 狄公案
- The Three Heroes and Five Gallants 三俠五義
- Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Liaozhai Zhiyi 聊齋誌異
Famous people in China- Zhang Daqian 張大千 (1899 – 1983 CE)
- Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864 – 1957 CE)
Significant events in the world
- 1721–1917 CE: Russian Empire
- 1816–1897 CE: Zulu Kingdom in South Africa
- 1821 CE: Greece declare independence from Ottoman Empire, although not fully achieved until 1829 CE
- 1838 CE: Pitcairn Islands in South Pacific the first to grant women's suffrage (right to vote in elections)
- Europe: Age of Enlightenment estab mid-1600s, Industrial Revolution 1760-1840 CE, French Revolution 1789-1799 CE, Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 CE, Revolutions of 1848
- American Revolution 1775-1783 CE, Declaration of Independence 1776 CE
- Korean Empire 1897-1910, then Japanese rule of Korea 1910-1945 CE
- Empire of Japan 1868-1945 CE
- 1883 CE: Krakatoa volcano explosion
Significant cultural & sci/tech developments in the world
- 1778-1783 CE: Watt steam engine
- 1789 CE: Newton's Principia Matematica
- 1798 CE: Edward Jenner develops first successful vaccine (smallpox vaccine)
- 1859 CE: Darwin's On the Origin of Species published
- 1864 CE: Louis Pasteur invents pasteurization process
Famous people in the world- Edmond Halley (1656–1742 CE)
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750 CE)
- Voltaire (1694–1778 CE)
- Isaac Newton (1642–1726 CE)
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 CE)
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790 CE)
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778 CE)
- James Watt (1736–1819 CE)
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743–1794 CE)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791 CE)
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827 CE)
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855 CE)
- Charles Babbage (1791–1871 CE)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870 CE)
- Victor Hugo (1802–1885 CE)
- Charles Darwin (1809–1882 CE)
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847 CE)
- Frédéric François Chopin (1810–1849 CE)
- Charles Dickens (1812-1870 CE)
- Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901 CE)
- Ada Lovelace (née Augusta Byron) (1815–1852 CE)
- Karl Marx (1818–1883 CE)
- Gregor Mendel (1822–1884 CE)
- Johann Strauss II (1825-1899 CE)
- Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907 CE)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893 CE)
- Auguste Rodin (1840–1917 CE)
- Claude Monet (1840–1926 CE)
- Auguste Renoir (1841–1919 CE)
- Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904 CE)
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922 CE)
- Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936 CE)
- Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890 CE)
- Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924 CE)
- Pierre Curie (1859–1906 CE)
- Claude Debussy (1862-1918 CE)
- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957 CE)
- Marie Curie (1867–1934 CE)
- Scott Joplin (1868-1917 CE)
- Marcel Proust (1871–1922 CE)
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943 CE)
- Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951 CE)
- Albert Einstein (1879–1955 CE)
- Alexander Fleming (1881–1955 CE)
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Post by Admin on Aug 21, 2017 2:31:02 GMT
let me try to add up. Qin Dynasty 秦 (221-206 BCE)
- capital: Xianyang 咸陽 (near modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi province)
- dynastic surname: Yíng 嬴
- founder: Ying Zheng 嬴政 (Shi Huangdi 始皇帝)
- total # emperors: 2
Significant events in China* Qin Shihuangdi unified 7 feudal kingdoms and made himself Shihuangdi. * Qin Shihuangdi standardized the writing system, unit measurement, etc. * construction of the great wall began. Significant events in the world Foreign relation with outside world : 1.The Qin extended into Inner Mongolia and Manchuria to the north 2.sent naval expeditions to the south, the indigenous Baiyue of modern-day Guangdong and northern Vietnam (the latter called Jiaozhi, and then Annam during the Tang dynasty) were also quelled and brought under Chinese rule.
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Post by galvatron prime on Aug 21, 2017 9:26:08 GMT
The History of Asia: Every Year
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