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Göktürk Khaganate Mong 552 - 747 195 |
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500 BC - 600 AD 1100 Lhomon or Monyul in Tibet, Bhutan & Burma |
| 535 Qi Min Yao Shu in Significant to history of agriculture, Chinese author Jia Sixia wrote treatise, & although it quotes 160 previous Chinese agronomy books, it is oldest existent Chinese agriculture treatise. In over one hundred thousand written Chinese characters, book covered land preparation, seeding, cultivation, orchard management, forestry, animal husbandry, trade, & culinary uses for crops. |
| 589 1st reference to use of toilet paper Chinese scholarofficial Yan Zhitui makes the |
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| 613 - 28 15 Transition from Sui to Tang in China |
630 - 40 Chinese subdue Tarim Basin. |
| 641 King Songtsen Gampo Unifies Tibet |
682  Revolt of Turks against Chinese & reestablishment of Turkic Khanate in Mongolia. |
| 691 reestablishment of Eastern Turkic Khanate in Tarim Basin. |
| 686 mongolian Kitan from Manchuria raid China |
| 600s Guangzhou, China, becomes a major international seaport, hosting maritime travelers from Egypt, East Africa, Arabia, Persia, India, Sri Lanka, & South East Asia, including Muslims, Jews, Hindus, & Nestorian Christians. |
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684 Changan Prince Yides tomb, towers |
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| 705 Overthrow of Empress Wu Zetian, reign of Chinas first & only soleruling empress ends. |
| 710 li3 chong mao 4 Shang Di |
| 744 Chinese Tang dismantle Turk empire |
| 748 Chinese invade Ferghana Valley. |
751  Battle of Talas in ArabChinese War Arabs defeat Chinese in high Pamirs near Samarkand, & conquer Central Asia completely. Tajikistan |
756 - 63 7  An Shi Rebellion China
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| 782 Buddhist monk Prajna reaches Changan & enlists help of Christian bishop Ching Ching (Adam) in translating sutras into Chinese. |
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| 888 - 904 16 li3 ye4 Zhao Zong |
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| 846 Kirghiz drive Uighurs west to Tarim Basin |
| 800s Although in a short time Tang Dynasty was resurgented, government controlled by eunuchs backslided, lots of infightings broke up, finally weakened by Huang Chao seriosly & dissolved. |
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| 932 Turkic Qarakhanid dynasty is established, with its initial center in Kashgar. |
| 907 - 60 53 mi Chinese Civil War (Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms) |
| 963 - 1004 41 Li Jiqian Rebelturnedjiedushi of Song Dynasty |
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285 - 670 385
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Northern Dynasties
386 - 588 202
Southern Dynasties
420 - 588 168
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479 - 501 22 Southern Qi
502 - 56 54 Liang
557 - 88 31 Chen |
386 - 533 47 Northern Wei
534 - 49 15 Eastern Wei
535 - 57 22 Western Wei
550 - 77 27 Northern Qi
557 - 88 31 Northern Zhou |
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| 503 - 6 3 , 534 5 1 Yang Shaoxian |
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618 - 907 288 |
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| 904 - 7 3 li3 zhu4 Zhao Xuan Di |
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502 - 49  47 Wu
12-554  Liang dynasty used armoured war elephants, carrying towers, against Western Wei. defeated by arrows |
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557 - 90 2  Wu
559 - 66 7  Wen
566 - 8 2  Fei
569 - 82 13  Xuan
582 - 9 7  Chen Shubao |
Northern Zhou
557 - 81 24 |
561 - 78 17  Wu |
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Tibetan Empire
618 - 842 224
774  Padmasambhava 732 - 804 72 enters Tibet inventor of Tibetan Buddhism Tantric master who created vajrayana buddhism in Tibet
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588 - 9 1 mi Chen-Sui Wars |
| 589 China reunified under Sui Dynasty 589 - 618 29 |
598 - 614 16 GoguryeoSui Wars in Korea |
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| 630 Chinese occupy Mongolia (Eastern Turkic Khanate). |
634 - 5 1 Tang / Tuyuhun War |
635 - 49 14  Alopen Persian Christian priest introduces Nestorian Christianity into China. |
| 638 Emperor Taizong 627 - 49 22 issues an edict of universal toleration of religions; Nestorians build a church in Changan. |
638 mi Battle of Songzhou TangTufan War |
640 - 8 8 mi TangXiyu War |
645 - 68 23 GoguryeoTang Wars in Korea Goguryeo fell to a joint attack by Tang China & Unified Silla of Korea, latter of which held Goguryeo domains.
645 - 6 1 TangXueyantuo Wars
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| 651 Tang annex Western Khanate |
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649 - 83 24  Chinese Emperor Gaozong permits establishment of Christian monasteries in each of 358 prefectures. |
| 659 Chinese forces penetrate into Transoxiana (Western Turkic Khanate). |
670 - 6 6  SillaTang War in Korea
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| 690 mi Pro Buddhist imperial consort Wu Zetian seizes power & rules as Empress of China |
| 698 Active but unofficial antiChristian persecution begins in China |
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Tang Dynasty
618 - 907 288
| 748 mi Chinese Buddhist monk Jian Zhen writes in his Yue Jue Shu of international sea traffic coming to Guangzhou, ships from Borneo, Persia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, & others bringing tons of goods. |
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805 - 20 15  Xianzong
840 - 6 6  Wuzong |
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| 941 - 7 6 Qian Zuo zhong xian wang Cheng Zong |
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| 923 - 6 3 Lǐ Cúnxù Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign Zhuang Zong |
| 915 - 1125 210 Liao Dynasty Shangjing |
Song Dynasties
960 - 1279 319
Bei (Northern) Song dynasty
960 - 1127 167 
| 970, the Song dynastyinvaded Southern Han and their crossbowmen readily routed the Han elephants on 23 January 971, during the taking of Shao. That was the last time elephants were used in Chinese warfare.[ |
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| Southern Han dynasty is the only state in Chinese history to have kept a permanent corps of war elephants. These elephants were able to carry a tower with some ten people on their backs. They were used successfully during the Han invasion of Ma Chu in 948. |
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| 938 - 65 27 ? Did not exist hou zhu |
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| 937 - 43 6 Li Bian tedious xian zhu or Lie Zu |
| 943 - 61 18 Li Jing tedious zhong zhu or Yuan Zong| |
| 961 - 75 14 li3 yu4wu3 wang2 Hou Zhu |
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| 552 turkicspeaking khanate of Boumin or Kok ("Khan of blue Turks") defeats Mongols & extends its empire from Manchuria to Aral sea (Western & Eastern Khanate) |
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| 840 Kirghiz replace Uighurs in Mongolia, who flee to Turfan to establish Uighur Kingdom. |
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| 925 mongolian Kitan expand towards eastern Mongolia (driving away kyrgiz), most of Manchuria (their homeland, where they ruled over Jurchen), & most of northern China, & establish Liao dynasty |
900 Samanids overthrow Saffarids, thus extending their rule into all of Persia. |
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Orkhon Valley
| 552 - 603 51 First empire, |
| 603 - 58 55 Double empire |
| 681 - 747 66 Second empire. |
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| 744 Conquered by Uyghur Khaganate |
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Mongolia.
742 - 848 106 Ordubaliq Founded as a successor of Göktürk Khaganate
848 - 1036 88 Gansu state, Turfan state.
| 744 turkicspeaking Uigurs, thanks to their alliance with Tang, conquer Eastern Khanate & expand from Lake Balkash to Lake Baykal, with capital in KaraBalgasun (first turkic alphabet) |
759 - 80 21 Manichaeism State Religion |
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Mongolia.
| 848 Conquered by Kyrgyz Tribe |
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| 519 - 31 12 Heungan, Goan Anjang |
| 531 - 45 14 Bojeong Gojeong Anwon |
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| 618 - 42 24 Go Geonmu Seong Gomu Yeongnyu |
| 642 - 68 24 Go Jang Bojang Bojang |
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698 935 237 North South States |
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Taebong Kingdom
901 - 18 17
Korea
901 - 18 17 Goguryeo
Goryeo Empire part of Korean Peninsula Gaegyeong, Ganghwa
| 918 - 1392 474 unification of Korean Peninsula. |
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901 - 18 17
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901 - 18 17
901 - 18 17 Gungye era Mutae
Seongchaek
SudeokManse
Jeonggae
Goryeo Kingdom
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993 mi 1st GoryeoKhitan War |
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732 Balhae expedition to Tang China |
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| 538 - 660 122 mi Sabi Castle (Korea) |
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663 mi Battle of Baekgang |
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Unified Silla
668 - 935 267
| 887 - 97 10 Queen Jinseong |
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892 - 935 43 Later 3 Kingdoms of Korea
892 - 936 44  War of Later Three Kingdoms |
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Unified Silla
668 - 935 267
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Gaya Daegaya
42 BCE - 562 CE 522
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498 - 506 8 mi Wohatsuse Wakasazaki Emperor Buretsu
| 507 - 31 24 Ōto/Hikofuto (Hikofuto no Mikoto/Ōdo no Sumera Mikoto) Keitai Possible founder of new dynasty |
| 500s Two syllabaries or kana are developed from simplified Chinese characters in Japan. |
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897 - 930 33  Atsuhito Daigo |
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Battle of Compiegne 
Camel Carrying a Group of Musicians
Battle of Yongqiu 
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Du Fu
Guo Ziyi
Han Gan
Chinese geographer 
Great Wild Goose Pagoda
Leshan Giant Buddha
1st known printed book
Gunpowder
Li Cheng
Fire Arrows
Bodhidharma
Battle of Yodong Fortress 
After sailing from 
Buddhism
Zhao Kuangyi Taizong
Hirokuni Oshitake Kanahi no Mikoto
Ooe / Tachibana no Toyohi no Sumera Mikoto
Takara (Ame Toyotakaraikashi Hitarashi Hime no Sumera Mikoto) Empress 
Katsuragi / Nakanoooe (Ame Mikoto Hirakasuwake no Mikoto/Amatsu Mikoto Sakiwake no Mikoto)
Ōama / Ohoshiama / Ōsama (Ame no Nunahara Oki no Mahito no Sumera Mikoto)
(Yamatoneko no Sumera Mikoto)
Kamino 
Michiyasu 
Korehito 
Sadaakira 
Sadami Uda
Chess
Norihira