A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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Chapter Chronology

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Chronology

Table : CHRONOLOGY
794–1185 Heian period in Japan
804 Two Japanese Buddhist monks, Saichō and Kūkai, travel to China
935–1392 Koryŏ Dynasty in Korea
960–1279 Song Dynasty in China; emergence of scholar-official class; invention of movable type
995–1027 Fujiwara Michinaga dominant at Heian court
ca. 1000–1010 The Tale of Genji
1119 First reported use of compass
1120s First government-issued paper money introduced by Song
1126 Song loss of north China to the Jurchens; Song capital relocated to Hangzhou
1130–1200 Zhu Xi, Neo-Confucian philosopher
1185–1333 Kamakura Shogunate in Japan; Zen Buddhism flourishes
1234–1368 Mongols’ Yuan Dynasty in China
ca. 1275–1292 Marco Polo travels in China