China
1600 BCE – 1912 CE
Three and a half millennia of Chinese history on one map — from the Shang oracle bones through the dynasties to the fall of the Qing.
1054 events · 102 people · 15 eras
Key events
- Battle of the Hydaspes325 BCEbattle fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BCE against King Porus of the Paurava kingdom on the banks of the Hydaspes River (Jhelum River) in the Punjab near Bhera
- Battle of Talas751 CE751 battle between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang dynasty
- 1556 Shaanxi earthquake1556 CEMagnitude 8 Earthquake (23 Janaury 1556) in Shaanxi, China; regarded as deadliest earthquake in recorded history
- Japanese invasions of Korea1592 CE1592-1598 campaigns against Joseon by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Second Opium War1856 CE1856–1860 war between British–French forces and China
- Sino-French War1884 CElimited conflict (1881–1885) between France and China
- First Sino-Japanese War1894 CE1894–1895 war between the Qing dynasty and the Empire of Japan over influence in Joseon, fought chiefly in Joseon
- Treaty of Shimonoseki1895 CEtreaty signed at the Shunpanrō hall, Shimonoseki, Japan on April 17, 1895, between the Empire of Japan and the Qing Empire, ending the First Sino-Japanese War.
- Boxer Rebellion1899 CEanti-imperialist uprising which took place in China 1899-1901
- Russo-Japanese War1904 CEconflict between the Russian and Japanese empires from 1904 to 1905
- Battle of Mukden1905 CE1905 battle
- Xinhai Revolution1911 CErevolution in China that overthrew the Qing dynasty and established the Republic of China
Notable people
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769 CE – 1852 CE
- Minamoto no Yoritomo1147 CE – 1199 CE
- Prince Shōtoku574 CE – 622 CE
- Ahmed Shahe Durrani1722 CE – 1772 CE
- Murasaki Shikibu973 CE – 1014 CE
- Cao Cao155 CE – 220 CE
- Qianlong Emperor1711 CE – 1799 CE
- Zhuge Liang181 CE – 234 CE
- Date Masamune1567 CE – 1636 CE
- Emperor Taizong of Tang598 CE – 649 CE
- Güyük Khan1206 CE – 1248 CE
- Emperor Kanmu737 CE – 806 CE
Eras spanning this view
Shang dynasty1600 BCE – 1046 BCEYayoi period300 BCE – 250 CEKofun period250 CE – 538 CEAsuka period538 CE – 710 CENara period710 CE – 794 CEHeian period794 CE – 1185 CEKamakura period1185 CE – 1333 CEMuromachi period1336 CE – 1573 CEMing dynasty1368 CE – 1644 CEMughal Empire1526 CE – 1857 CEAzuchi–Momoyama period1573 CE – 1603 CEEdo period1603 CE – 1868 CEQing dynasty1644 CE – 1912 CEBritish Raj1858 CE – 1947 CEMeiji era1868 CE – 1912 CE
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