| 960 |
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Northern Sung Dynasty in China - paper money introduced |
| 1100 |
|
Angkor Wat temple built by Khmers in Cambodia |
| 1141 |
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Barbarian Chin Dynasty takes over Northern China |
| 1279 |
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Mongol Dynasty in China and Asia at its height under Kublai Khan |
| 1295 |
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Reports of China brought back to west by Venetian Marco Polo |
| 1368 |
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Ming Dynasty replaces Mongol rule after native rebellion |
| 1400 |
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Muslim-influenced Malacca state dominant in South-East Asia |
| 1433 |
|
Chinese explorer Cheng Ho reaches East African coast |
| 1556 |
|
Shaanxi earthquake kills 830,000 |
| 1557 |
|
Portuguese have trading monopoly in China through Macao |
| 1644 |
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Manchu Dynasty seizes power and extends Chinese influence further |
| 1751 |
|
Chinese conquer Tibet |
